Status:

COMPLETED

Pilot-study: Non-thermal Ablation Using Irreversible Electroporation to Treat Colorectal Liver Metastases

Lead Sponsor:

Dr. M.R. Meijerink

Collaborating Sponsors:

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

Conditions:

Colorectal Liver Metastases

Metastatic Liver Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Irreversible electroporation is a new, minimal-invasive image-guided treatment to treat tumors near or around vulnerable structures, such as central liver tumors. To investigate the safety and effica...

Detailed Description

This pilot-study is designed to determine the safety of IRE using the NanoKnife on colorectal liver metastases. Secondary, feasibility, histological effect on the ablated cells and exact shape and siz...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histological or cytological documentation of primary colorectal tumor
  • Liver metastases visible on FDG PET-CT or ceCT, size ≤ 3,5 cm and eligible for resection
  • Resectability re-confirmed per-operatively by US
  • Age \> 18 years
  • WHO performance status 0 - 2
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
  • Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by the following laboratory requirements to be conducted within 7 days prior to definite inclusion:
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 5.6 mmol/L;
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm3;
  • Platelet count ≥ 100\*109/l;
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN);
  • ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 x ULN
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or a calculated creatinine clearance ³ 50 ml/min;
  • Prothrombin time or INR \< 1.5 x ULN;
  • Activated partial thromboplastin time \< 1.25 x ULN (therapeutic anticoagulation therapy is allowed if this treatment can be interrupted as judged by the treating physician).
  • Written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Lesion \> 3,5 cm size
  • History of epilepsy
  • History of cardiac disease:
  • Congestive heart failure \>NYHA class 2;
  • Active Coronary Artery Disease (defined as myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to screening);
  • Cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy or pacemaker (beta blockers are permitted).
  • Uncontrolled hypertension. Blood pressure must be ≤160/95 mmHg at the time of screening on a stable antihypertensive regimen.
  • Compromised liver function (e.g. signs of portal hypertension, INR \> 1,5 without use of anticoagulants, ascites)
  • Uncontrolled infections (\> grade 2 NCI-CTC version 3.0).
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding subjects. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test performed within 7 days of the start of treatment.
  • Immunotherapy ≤ 6 weeks prior to the procedure
  • Chemotherapy ≤ 12 weeks prior to the procedure
  • Radiotherapy, RFA or MWA treatment of target lesions prior to resection
  • Concomitant use of anti-convulsive and anti-arrhythmic drugs other than beta blockers.
  • Allergy to contrast media
  • Any implanted stimulation device
  • Any condition that is unstable or that could jeopardize the safety of the subject and their compliance in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01799044

Start Date

November 1 2012

End Date

September 1 2013

Last Update

December 20 2022

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VU University Medical Center

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, 1081HV