Status:

TERMINATED

Study Using WST11 in Patients With Non-Resectable or Inoperable Cholangiocarcinoma

Lead Sponsor:

Steba Biotech S.A.

Conditions:

Cholangiocarcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety of Vascular Targeted Photodynamic therapy with WST11 in patients with non-resectable or inoperable biliary carcinoma.

Detailed Description

This is an open-label, prospective, multicentre, phase IIa study, evaluating a new therapeutic agent in the management of patients suffering from inoperable or non resectable biliary carcinoma. The pa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient having signed the consent form to take part in the study
  • Patient aged over 18 years, with no upper age limit
  • Patient with histologically proven cholangiocarcinoma
  • Patient with cholangiocarcinoma, inoperable or non resectable owing to extension, age or concomitant diseases
  • Bilirubin level decrease of more than 50% after stent insertion compared to base level
  • Patient with a WHO Performance Scale ≤ 2
  • Patient in whom efficient drainage is performed by means of a plastic biliary stent endoscopically or radiologically
  • Patient capable of completing the quality of life questionnaires
  • Women of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test, and must thereafter prove to be using acceptable contraception (oral contraceptive pill, hormone patches, or IUD)

Exclusion

  • Absence of consent to take part in the study
  • Patient with operable biliary carcinoma
  • Class ASA IV patients
  • Patients presenting clinical and laboratory signs of biliary infection
  • Absence of bilirubin decrease after stent insertion
  • Patients with extrinsic biliary compression
  • Patients already having received or currently receiving radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cholangiocarcinoma or needing to be treated during the first month of the follow-up
  • Known metastatic lesions
  • Patients having received immediate treatment by insertion of a metal stent
  • Patients with porphyria or known hypersensitivity to porphyrins (contraindication to WST11)
  • Patient receiving prohibited treatment at the time of inclusion in the study
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • Non-menopausal women not using effective contraception
  • Majors under protection as per the French Public Health Code
  • Persons not registered with or covered by a social security system
  • Persons in an exclusion period relative to other biomedical study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00975039

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2012

Last Update

April 18 2016

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Clinique de l'Alma

Paris, France