NCT02864485

Brief Summary

Patients with unresectable liver metastases (LM) from colorectal cancer (CRC)have a poor prognosis. In patients with resectable disease, surgery offers a distinct survival benefit. This study will offer live donor liver transplantation (LDLT) to select patients with unresectable metastases that are 1) limited to the liver and 2) stable (non-progressing) on standard chemotherapy. Potential participants will be evaluated for liver transplant suitability and must also have a willing, healthy living donor come forward for evaluation. Those participants who undergo LDLT will be followed for survival, disease-free survival and quality of life for 5 years and compared to a "control group" of participants who drop out of study prior to transplantation due to reasons other than cancer progression.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
20

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable colorectal-cancer

Timeline
54mo left

Started Aug 2016

Longer than P75 for not_applicable colorectal-cancer

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress69%
Aug 2016Dec 2030

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 3, 2016

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 4, 2016

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 12, 2016

Completed
9.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2025

Completed
5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2030

Expected
Last Updated

June 18, 2024

Status Verified

June 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

9.3 years

First QC Date

August 4, 2016

Last Update Submit

June 17, 2024

Conditions

Keywords

Live donor liver transplantation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • patient survival

    5 years

  • disease-free survival

    5 years

Secondary Outcomes (9)

  • patterns of cancer recurrence after liver transplantation

    5 years

  • types of cancer recurrence treatments

    5 years

  • Number of participants that drop out of study prior to receiving intervention (transplantation surgery) due to chemotherapy-related adverse events, as assessed by CTCAE v4.0

    prior to liver transplantation

  • self-reported quality of life as assessed by EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire

    6 month intervals for 5 years

  • survival of intervention vs standard treatment

    1-, 3- and 5 years

  • +4 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (1)

transplantation

EXPERIMENTAL

Live donor liver transplantation for the treatment of unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases

Procedure: live donor liver transplantation

Interventions

live donor liver transplantation

transplantation

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 68 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Must reside in Canada
  • ECOG ( Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) score : 0-1 at all times prior to LDLT (excursions to ECOG 2 allowed at investigator's discretion)
  • Proven colorectal Liver Metastases (LM).
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
  • Negative serum pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential
  • Both men and women must agree to use adequate barrier birth control measures during the course of the trial.
  • At least 1 "acceptable", ABO-compatible living donor has stepped forward
  • Primary Colorectal cancer tumor stage is ≤T4a
  • Time from primary CRC resection to transplant is ≥6 months
  • Bilateral and non-resectable LM
  • No major vascular invasion by LM; metastases isolated to liver
  • The patient has undergone systemic chemotherapy (eg. FOLFOX +/- bevacizumab or FOLFIRI +/- bevacizumab) for ≥3 months
  • demonstrated stability or regression of LM over at minimum the 3 months preceding screening
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) values are stable or decreasing at all timepoints prior to the transplant surgery.

You may not qualify if:

  • Previous or concurrent cancer (with some exceptions)
  • prior lung resection
  • Progression of LM at any timepoint prior to transplant surgery
  • Renal dysfunction with an estimated creatinine clearance of less than 50 ml/min
  • Pulmonary insufficiency
  • History of cardiac disease
  • Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or chronic hepatitis B and/or C infection.
  • Patients with debilitating neuropathy. (CTCAE \> grade 2)
  • BRAF + tumors
  • Any condition that is unstable or which could jeopardize the safety of the patient and his/her compliance in the study

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Toronto General Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2N2, Canada

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

  • Rajendran L, Claasen MP, McGilvray ID, Cattral MS, Ghanekar A, Selzner N, Burkes R, Winter E, Gallinger S, Sapisochin G. Toronto Management of Initially Unresectable Liver Metastasis from Colorectal Cancer in a Living Donor Liver Transplant Program. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Aug 1;237(2):231-242. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000734. Epub 2023 May 3.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesColonic DiseasesIntestinal DiseasesRectal Diseases

Study Officials

  • Gonzalo Sapisochin, MD

    University Health Network, Toronto

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Erin Winter, BSc

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 4, 2016

First Posted

August 12, 2016

Study Start

August 3, 2016

Primary Completion

December 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2030

Last Updated

June 18, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

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