Induction Treatment for Initially Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: Combined Hepatic Arterial Infusion Pump Therapy With Systemic Therapy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe Netherlands Cancer Institute

About this trial

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to investigate induction treatment with Hepatic Arterial Infusion Pump therapy combined with systemic therapy (HAIP-SYST) in chemotherapy-naive patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases without extrahepatic disease. The main question it aims to answer is if combined HAIP-SYST improves survival compared to induction treatment with systemic therapy alone. Patients in the control arm will receive systemic therapy according to standard of care.

Study procedures experimental arm

* Surgery for pump placement and resection of the primary tumor * Pre- and postoperative imaging (CT-anghiography, 99mTc-MAA scintigraphy) * Induction treatment with hepatic arterial infusion pump therapy with Floxuridine combined with systemic therapy

Study procedures both arms

* Evaluation of resectability status by a National Liver Panel with surgeons and radiologists * Questionnaires for Quality of Life

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 18 years.

Histologically confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma.

Unresectable synchronous CRLM according to a National Liver Panel (CT-scan obtained ≤ 4 weeks prior to registration).

No extrahepatic metastases. Patients with small (≤ 10 mm) extrahepatic lesions that are not clearly suspicious of metastases are eligible.

Disqualifiers

Prior hepatic radiation, resection, or ablation.

Any malignancy, comorbidity or condition that interferes with the planned study treatment or the prognosis of CRLM, determined by the treating physician.

History of prior malignancy except for the following: (a) malignancy treated with curative intent and with no evidence of active disease present within 3 years prior to inclusion, (b) curatively treated malignancies felt to be at low risk for recurrence by treating physician and MDT, (c) adequately controlled nonmelanomatous skin cancer, (d) adequately treated carcinoma in situ without current evidence of disease.

Obstructive primary tumour requiring emergency surgery, primary tumour necessitating a multivisceral resection/abdominoperineal resection or a rectal tumour requiring preoperative short-course radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for local tumour control.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Intra arterial infusion Floxuridine (FUDR) combined with systemic therapy
  • Hepatic arterial infusion pump (HAIP)
  • Systemic therapy (standard of care)

Treatment groups

306 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups