Status:

TERMINATED

Brachytherapy Radiation Directly to the Liver in Breast Cancer Patients With Metastatic to Liver

Lead Sponsor:

St. Joseph's Hospital, Florida

Conditions:

Breast Cancer Metastatic to the Liver

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study to study whether or not the use of direct radiation therapy with Y-90 microspheres (SIR-Spheres) has any effect on treated liver with respect to tumor response in breast canc...

Detailed Description

Patient must pass an MAA angiography study to detect abnormal shunting of the vessels to the lungs and stomach. Shunting of the radiation seeds to these areas, if an abnormality exists would be harmfu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Documented breast cancer
  • Clinical evidence of mets to the liver
  • Performance status of 0-2
  • Life expectancy of greater equal to 3 months
  • Not pregnant
  • 4 weeks or more since last radiation therapy
  • Recovered from all side effects of prior chemotherapy
  • Not needing concurrent chemotherapy
  • recovered laboratory values
  • Bilirubin \< 2.0

Exclusion

  • Candidate for surgical resection or ablation of liver lesion/s
  • Prior radiation therapy to the liver
  • Co-Morbid disease
  • pulmonary insufficiency
  • Portal vein thrombosis
  • Contraindications to angiography
  • \> 20 % lung shunting on MAA
  • Diffuse extra-hepatic disease
  • Concurrent chemotherapy OR capecitabine with 8 weeks
  • Failed MAA
  • Uncontrolled active infection
  • Severe liver dysfunction

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00891800

Start Date

July 1 2007

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

June 7 2011

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St. Joseph's Hospital, Department of Radiation Therapy

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33607