Status:
COMPLETED
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy Under "Real Time" MRI Guidance for "Minimal Invasive" Treatment of Liver Metastasis
Lead Sponsor:
BioTex, Inc.
Conditions:
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Liver Neoplasms
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if the, MR guided, laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) treatment technique can be safety and efficiently used for the human liver metastasis
Detailed Description
This new "minimally invasive" technique has been tested so far, with success, on animal brain and prostate tumors. LITT has also tested with success by other teams for the treatment of liver metastasi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients 18 years of age or older
- Patients with liver metastasis, originating from colon and liver cancer and proved by histological analysis
- Patient that are scheduled for a surgical resection of part of the liver,
- Patient having a liver metastasis, originating from colon and rectal cancer, smaller or equal to 3 cm
- Patients having the liver metastasis at a distance of at least 1 cm or from the hepatic capsule or/and from a vascular structure
Exclusion
- Patients younger than 18 years old
- Patients presenting contra indication for MRI studies
- Patient presenting contra indication to liver surgery
- Patients who already had other interstitial treatment on the targeted lesion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00392366
Start Date
July 1 2006
End Date
July 1 2008
Last Update
January 1 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital Cochin
Paris, France, 75679