NCT03444194

Brief Summary

More than 4200 new cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) are diagnosed each year in Denmark, and 30.000 patients live with the diagnosis. Up to 40% of CRC patients will have synchronous liver metastases (LM) at the time of the diagnosis or will develop metachronous LM during the course of their disease. CRC-LM are treated with a combination of chemotherapy and liver surgery, but less than 25% of the referred patients with CRC-LM may be treated with curative intend. If looking at population-based data this figure drops to less than 5%. During pre-operative chemotherapy the treatment response is monitored by CT and MR scans, and the patients are then discussed on multidisciplinary team (MDT) conferences. However, monitoring is inaccurate since the simple measurement of size of the liver lesions cannot provide reliable evidence of the treatment response. The cancer cells may actually have been replaced by scar tissue but without any shrinkage. The question is how may we improve the evaluation of treatment response? With the goal of improving the assessment of the response to chemotherapy, and thereby only treat the patients that will benefit from chemotherapy?

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
30

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2017

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 9, 2017

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 12, 2017

Completed
10 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 23, 2018

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

February 23, 2018

Status Verified

February 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

1.7 years

First QC Date

February 9, 2017

Last Update Submit

February 18, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

liver metastasischemotherapyliver biopsycolorectal caner

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Tissue biopsy

    Is it possible to obtain a representative laparoscopic (LAP) specimen/biopsy of the marked tissue after chemotherapy?

    through study completion, an average of 2 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Fiducial marker

    through study completion, an average of 2 months

  • RECIST

    through study completion, an average of 2 months

Study Arms (1)

Biopsi arm

EXPERIMENTAL
Procedure: liver biopsy

Interventions

liver biopsyPROCEDURE

Liver biopsy of neoplastic tissue and normal liver tissue.

Biopsi arm

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Patients with non-resectable liver metastasis based on a MDT evaluation and the consensus guidelines regarding oncological and technical resectability criteria
  • Expected survival \> 6 months (with chemotherapy)
  • Informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • \. Unfit for chemotherapy and/or laparoscopic evaluation 2. History of other malignant diseases 3. Contraindications to general anesthesia or laparoscopic access (e.g. history of massive abdominal adhesions).

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Nicolaj Markus Stilling

Odense, Danmark, 5000, Denmark

Location

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 9, 2017

First Posted

February 23, 2018

Study Start

May 12, 2017

Primary Completion

February 1, 2019

Study Completion

February 1, 2019

Last Updated

February 23, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-02

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