Status:

COMPLETED

Controlled Trial Comparing Nomogram-based Versus Standard Allocation of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution (ANH) During Hepatic Resection

Lead Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Conditions:

Liver Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn the best method of assigning patients to receive "acute normovolemic hemodilution" during liver surgery.

Detailed Description

For many patients, the best treatment for tumors in the liver is surgery, which is called liver resection. With major liver surgery, there is a chance that you will require a transfusion of blood prod...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults (\>18 years).
  • Preoperative hemoglobin concentration ≥ 11 mg/dl (males), ≥ 10 mg/dl (females) within 14 days of registration.
  • Patients scheduled for hepatic resection for any indication, with or without other planned procedures

Exclusion

  • A history of active coronary artery disease.
  • Patients with a history of coronary artery disease will be eligible if they have had a cardiac stress study showing no reversible ischemia and normal LV function within 30 days of operation.
  • Patients with active or symptomatic cerebrovascular disease; patients with hemodynamically insignificant stenosis will not be deemed ineligible.
  • A history of congestive heart failure.
  • A history of uncontrolled hypertension.
  • A history of restrictive or obstructive pulmonary disease.
  • A history of renal dysfunction (Cr \> 1.8).
  • Abnormal coagulation parameters (INR \> 1.5 in patients not on coumadin; an INR\>1.5 is acceptable in patients still on coumadin, provided drug is discontinued no less than 4 days prior to operation.)
  • Presence of active infection.
  • Evidence of hepatic metabolic disorder (bilirubin \> 2 mg/dl, ALT \> 75 U/L in the absence of biliary tract obstruction).
  • Pre-operative autologous blood donation.
  • Erythropoietin use
  • Patients scheduled for ablation only
  • Pregnant or lactating females

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

149 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00902343

Start Date

May 1 2009

End Date

April 1 2015

Last Update

August 13 2015

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States, 10065