Status:

RECRUITING

LIver Transplantation for Non-Resectable Intrahepatic CholAngiocarcinoma (LIRICA)

Lead Sponsor:

Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera

Collaborating Sponsors:

Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS

Conditions:

Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

LIRICA is a prospective non-randomized study aimed at exploring the outcome of liver transplantation in selected patients with unresectable iCCA after a downstaging/disease control protocol with stand...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of iCCA
  • First diagnosis of iCCA
  • Recurrence after R0 hepatic resection, N0, M0 without macrovascular invasion
  • Disease considered unsuitable for hepatic resection based on tumor location and extent or underlying liver dysfunction
  • Absence of major vascular invasion, extrahepatic disease, or involvement of regional lymph nodes detected on radiological study
  • No evidence of extrahepatic metastatic disease after chest-abdomen-pelvis CT and PET-MR (or PET-CT)
  • At least six months have passed since the first diagnosis of iCCA (or recurrence) to the date of inclusion on the liver transplant waiting list
  • The patient has received at least six months of SOC chemotherapy, achieving disease stability or partial response (according to RECIST version 1.1) at the time of listing for transplantation
  • Hematochemical evaluation: Hb ≥ 9 g/dL, Leukocytes ≥ 3.0 X 109/L, Neutrophils ≥ 1.5 X 109/L, Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3 (≥ 10 X 109/L), Total Bilirubin ≤ 3 mg/dL (≤ 51 umol/L), AST or ALT ≤ 5 times the upper limit of normal, Serum Creatinine and Urea \< 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
  • ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status ≤ 1
  • Patient's BMI ≥ 18 and ≤ 30 kg/m2
  • Signed informed consent, and expected patient cooperation for treatment and follow-up, must be obtained and documented according to good clinical practice and national/local regulations

Exclusion

  • Tumor involving nearby extrahepatic structures (including involvement of major hepatic vessels) by direct invasion (T4 per AJCC 8th edition)
  • Tumor penetrating the visceral peritoneum (T3 per AJCC 8th edition)
  • Previous extrahepatic metastatic disease
  • Prior neoplasms, except those treated curatively for more than 5 years without recurrence
  • Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • Known history of solid organ or bone marrow transplantation
  • Substance abuse and medical, psychological, or social conditions that may interfere with the patient's participation in the study or with the evaluation of study outcomes
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Medical-surgical contraindications for liver transplantation
  • Any reason for which, in the investigator's judgment, the patient should not participate in the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 15 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2033

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06098547

Start Date

January 15 2024

End Date

November 1 2033

Last Update

January 24 2024

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Azienda Ospedale Università di Padova

Padua, Italy, 35128