Infusion System for Hepatic Cancer

NCT04684862 | Active Not Recruiting FDA Device

• 1 other identifier: UPCC 19220
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a single-site, open-label continued access study/treatment protocol under a treatment IDE. In addition to treating patients, the primary objective of this study is to assess the safety of using the Medtronic SynchroMed II programmable pump combined with the Intera tapered catheter for hepatic artery infusion (HAI) of a standard chemotherapy (FUDR) drug for adults with a clinical or biopsy-proven diagnosis of colorectal cancer metastatic to the liver or intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. After successful implantation, the combined pump and catheter system will be evaluated using a nuclear scan in the postoperative period, which is standard procedure to confirm that the pump is functioning prior to HAI of FUDR. Monitoring for safety will include a record of residual pump volume when it is emptied (every 2-12 weeks depending on whether the pump is being used for chemotherapy infusion) to determine if the pump is still working and surveillance of routine cross-sectional imaging (usually every 2-6 months) for any sign of a pump or catheter problem. Patients will be monitored for the safety of the pump/catheter combination for up to 5 years or pump removal/study withdrawal.

Conditions

Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma; Colorectal Cancer Metastatic to Liver

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of Targeted Adverse Events (TAEs)

  TAEs are defined as AEs deemed related to the combination of the devices (i.e., the connection between the Medtronic pump and Intera Catheter).

  From surgery up to 60 months post-surgery or study withdrawal

Study Arms (1)

Hepatic Artery Infusion (HAI) Therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Eligible patients will be implanted with a device that combines components of two commercially available drug delivery pumps to administer regional chemotherapy (FUDR) to the liver. Specifically, a Medtronic pump is being used with an Intera tapered catheter, instead of the Medtronic catheter.

Device: Medtronic SynchroMed II programmable pump connected to an Intera tapered catheter (Combined Infusion System)

Interventions

Medtronic SynchroMed II programmable pump connected to an Intera tapered catheter (Combined Infusion System) DEVICE

This infusion system is composed of a Medtronic SynchroMed II programmable pump connected to a Intera tapered catheter. Specifically, the Medtronic pump comes with a small connector that ends in a metal flange. During the operation, under sterile conditions, the distal 1 cm of the flange is severed using a scissor. Then, using a Intera connector pin, the end of the Medtronic catheter is connected to the Intera catheter . Two 2-0 silk ties secure the catheters to the pin. The pump and catheter are then inserted into the patient into the abdominal wall or into the chest wall. The catheter is inserted into an artery within the abdomen (usually the gastroduodenal artery but it depends on the exact arterial branching in the individual patient) that feeds the liver.

Hepatic Artery Infusion (HAI) Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients must be greater than or equal to 18 years of age
• Have a clinical or biopsy-proven diagnosis of colorectal cancer metastatic to liver or intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
• At the time of pump placement, patients will either have unresectable, chemotherapy-responsive disease or they will be undergoing resection with planned postoperative HAI
• Be deemed appropriate for pump chemotherapy by both a medical oncologist and a surgical oncologist
• Provision of signed and dated informed consent form

You may not qualify if:

• Known active infection
• Is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive children within the projected duration of the trial

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ronald DeMatteo, M.D.: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cholangiocarcinoma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Adenocarcinoma; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Chair, Department of Surgery; John Rhea Barton Professor of Surgery

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 22, 2020
• First Posted: December 28, 2020
• Study Start: February 8, 2021
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2029
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2029
• Last Updated: December 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Locations

US (1)