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HDE Use Protocol of TheraSphere for Treatment of Unresectable HCC

This study is enrolling participants by invitation only.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Carolinas Healthcare System
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00605150
First received: January 16, 2008
Last updated: NA
Last verified: January 2008
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

MDS Nordion's TheraSphere, Yttrium-90 glass microspheres has been approved as a Humanitarian device authorized by federal(USA)law for use in radiation treatment or as a neoadjuvant to surgery or transplantation in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)who can have placement of appropriately positioned hepatic arterial catheters. Outcomes of this treatment protocol will be monitored and reported to the Carolinas HealthCare System Institutional Review Board.


Condition Intervention
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
 Device: TheraSphere-Yttrium 90 microsphere

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case-Only
Official Title: A Humanitarian Device Exemption Use Protocol of TheraSphere for Treatment of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer
Drug Information available for: Yttrium
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Carolinas Healthcare System:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Progression of liver cancer [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Occurrence of unacceptable side effects after treatment [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment: 60
Study Start Date: January 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date: January 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date: January 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
1
Total number of patients enrolled
 Device: TheraSphere-Yttrium 90 microsphere
TheraSphere is delivered to the liver via a catheter placed into the femoral artery and guided by fluoroscopy to the hepatic artery. Once the catheter is properly positioned, the physician infuses TheraSphere, which localizes preferentially in the tumor.
Other Name: MDS Nordion's TheraSphere

Detailed Description:

The objectives of this study are to provide supervised access to treatment with TheraSphere to eligible patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma of the liver who are not surgical resection candidates and to evaluate patient experience, toxicities and overall survival associated with TheraSphere treatment.

This is an observational treatment use protocol that will provide IRB oversight and documentation of the clinical experience of patients undergoing treatment for liver carcinoma using TheraSphere. Participation involves no investigational or research procedures. Patients will be followed for treatment-related adverse experiences and will be monitored in accordance with institutional practices. Approximately 60 patients will be enrolled in a treatment protocol and the number may be expanded following completion of the first cohort. The total number of patients to be treated will be determined based on clinical experience and patient outcomes. There are no control subjects in this treatment protocol.

The duration of the protocol will depend on patient experience with this treatment. An initial one year approval is sought at this time. Patient experience will be evaluated continuously and if the clinicians find that the treatment provides benefits to patients, renewal of the approval will be sought after the first 12 months.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Eligible patients will be selected from the population of patients with unresectable cancer in the liver who are referred by surgeons and medical oncologists of CarolinasHealthCare System and by other referring physicians in the geographic area for regional therapy for liver cancer. Patients to be considered for treatment under this protocol will have been referred to one of the clinicians.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Confirmed diagnosis of intrahepatic carcinoma. The histopathology confirmation criterion may be waived in patients with a radiographically identifiable liver mass, known laboratory or clinical risk factors for cancer or elevated tumor markers such as AFP (clinical diagnosis).
  • The cancer must be unresectable.
  • ECOG Performance Status Score 0-2
  • Age greater than or equal to 18
  • Able to comprehend and provide written informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any pre-treatment lab findings within 15 days of treatment demonstrating: absolute granulocyte count less than or equal to 1,500/ul, platelet count less than or equal to 45,000/ul, serum creatinine greater than or equal to 3.0 mg/dl, serum bilirubin greater than or equal to 4.0 mg/dl
  • Any of the following contraindications to angiography and selective visceral catheterization: history of severe allergy or intolerance to any contrast media, narcotics, sedatives, or atropine; bleeding diathesis, not correctable by usual forms of therapy; severe peripheral vascular disease that would preclude catheterization
  • Portal hypertension with portal venous shunt away from the liver
  • Evidence of potential delivery of greater than 16.5 mCi (30 Gy absorbed dose) of radiation to the lungs on either 1) first TheraSphere administration or 2) cumulative delivery of radiation to the lungs > 30Gy over multiple treatments.
  • Evidence of any detectable Tc-99m MAA flow to the stomach or duodenum, after application of established angiographic techniques to stop such flow.
  • Significant extrahepatic disease representing an imminent life-threatening outcome
  • Severe liver dysfunction or pulmonary insufficiency
  • Active uncontrolled infection
  • Significant underlying medical or psychiatric illness.
  • Pregnant women may not participate.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00605150

Sponsors and Collaborators
Carolinas Healthcare System
Investigators
Principal Investigator: David A Iannitti, MD Carolinas Medical Center
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: David Iannitti, MD, Carolinas Medical Center Department of Surgery
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00605150     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: HDE# 980006
Study First Received: January 16, 2008
Last Updated: January 16, 2008
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Carolinas Healthcare System:
Unresectable HCC

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carcinoma
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Adenocarcinoma
 Liver Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Liver Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013