Status:

RECRUITING

The DRAGON 2 Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Maastricht University

Conditions:

Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases (CRLM)

Small Future Liver Remnant (FLR)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In the randomized controlled DRAGON 2 trial study subjects will be randomized between two arms, PVE alone (control group) and PVE/HVE (interventional group).

Detailed Description

Resection of liver metastases from colorectal cancer (CRLM) improves survival compared to chemotherapy alone and may lead to cure in up to 40% of patients. Extended liver resections are sometimes nece...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with primarily unresectable/ potentially resectable CRLM with a FLR \<30% (\<40% in chemotherapy damaged livers)
  • Patients with non-resected primary CRC may be included if there is an intention to resect the CRC after the liver treatment (liver first approach) or simultaneously during one of the liver procedures.
  • Patients with resectable or ablatable lung or brain metastases can be included (statement about the resectability of these extrahepatic metastases by a tumor board needs to be available)
  • 18 Years and older
  • Men and women
  • Able to understand the trial and provide informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or lactating female.
  • Premenopausal females not able or willing to commit to oral contraception
  • Patients with prohibitive comorbidities, decision made by local team
  • Any patient with non-resectable or non-ablatable extrahepatic disease
  • Patients with hepatic malignancies other than CRLM
  • Progression of disease by RECIST criteria after cytoreduction chemotherapy
  • Complete response after conversion chemotherapy
  • Staging CT and (if indicated) CT/MRI brain that demonstrates non-resectable extrahepatic disease
  • The anatomy of the liver or manifestation of tumors in relation to the liver veins prohibits the use of combined PVE/HVE.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

348 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05428735

Start Date

April 1 2022

End Date

June 30 2029

Last Update

November 1 2024

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1

Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510

2

Monash Medical Centre

Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 3168

3

Social Medical Center, South

Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 1100

4

Hôpital Erasme

Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, 1070