Status:

UNKNOWN

Chemotherapy and Internal Radiation in Treating Patients With Colorectal Cancer That Has Spread to the Liver

Lead Sponsor:

Goshen Health System

Conditions:

Colorectal Cancer

Metastatic Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Internal radiation uses radioactive mater...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Evaluate the tumor response, as measured by total tumor mass, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level, measurable tumor volume by CT scan, and metabolic response by positron emiss...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed colorectal cancer\* meeting 1 of the following criteria:
  • Metachronous metastasis after resection of Dukes A-C (i.e., stage I-III) primary colon cancer with or without adjuvant chemotherapy
  • Metachronous metastasis after resection of primary rectal cancer with neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy
  • Synchronous metastatic liver disease with symptomatic or asymptomatic primary colorectal cancer NOTE: \*If the patient has a second malignancy with liver metastasis potential, histologic or cytologic confirmation of the liver lesions may be performed as clinically indicated
  • Liver-only or liver-predominant disease with any of the following:
  • Unresected primary disease
  • Limited bone or lung disease
  • Potentially resectable nodal disease
  • Anastomotic disease
  • No active CNS metastasis or diffuse peritoneal metastasis
  • No hepatic metastases from a second malignancy
  • No predominant extrahepatic disease
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy \> 3 months
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
  • WBC ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Creatinine ≤ 2 mg/dL
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2 mg/dL (without extrahepatic biliary obstruction)
  • Albumin \> 2 g/dL
  • INR \< 1.5 (without anticoagulation)
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior external-beam radiotherapy to the liver
  • Concurrent targeted therapy agents (e.g., bevacizumab or cetuximab) allowed

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    20 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00408551

    Start Date

    November 1 2005

    Last Update

    December 19 2013

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    Center for Cancer Care at Goshen General Hospital

    Goshen, Indiana, United States, 46526