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Intra-arterial Hepatic Beads Loaded With Irinotecan With Concomitant Chemotherapy With FOLFOX in Patients With Colorectal Cancer With Unresectable Liver Metastases: a Phase II Multicenter Study

A Phase 2 interventional study of HIA DEBIRI + systemic FOLFOX in Colorectal Cancer With Non Resectable Hepatic Metastasis, sponsored by Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive. Completed at 9 sites in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-10-08.

Sponsored by Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
58
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Treatment of patients with colorectal cancer having liver metastases is currently based on systemic chemotherapy.

Triple therapy with 5FU, oxaliplatin and irinotecan intravenously was effective in terms of response and secondary resectability, however it is particularly toxic.

Hepatic intra-arterial chemotherapy (HIA) has been the subject of several studies. It has shown good efficacy with oxaliplatin and FUDR. However, the procedure is difficult to set up and reserved for experienced centers.

The objective of this protocol is to use a triple therapy based on 5FU and oxaliplatin associated to irinotecan which is administered by hepatic intra-arterial route, loaded onto microbeads (DEBIRI). Furthermore, the procedure for chemo-embolization DEBIRI is limited to 2 sessions, and therefore could be more easily generalized.

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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Cancer With Non Resectable Hepatic Metastasis

Keywords

  • Metastatic colorectal Cancer
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In context

Colorectal Neoplasms

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This study's enrollment of 58 is below the median of 77 across 4,226 interventional studies indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically proven colorectal adenocarcinoma,
  • Liver metastases radiologically or histologically proven
  • At least one measurable liver lesions by RECIST v1.1
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • WHO Index \< or = 2
  • Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
  • No extrahepatic disease except lung nodules if number \< or = 3 and size \< 10 mm each
  • Healthy liver \<60%
  • Primary tumor resected or still in place
  • No prior chemotherapy for metastases treatment (except a perioperative chemotherapy, if the last cycle was administered at least 12 months ago)
  • Adjuvant chemotherapy after resection of the primary authorized if the last cycle was administered at least 12 months ago
  • Normal hepatic function: total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 N; AST ≤ 5N; ALT ≤ 5N and PAL ≤ 5N
  • TP ≥ 60%
  • Adequate hematologic function: ANC ≥ 1500/mm3, platelets ≥ 100 000/mm3, Hb ≥ 9g/dl
  • Good renal function: creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL / min
  • No cardiac dysfunction: no cardiovascular events in the last 6 months or no NYHA ≥ 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient eligible for curative treatment (resection and / or radiofrequency ablation) by a multidisciplinary decision (including the opinion of a liver surgeon)
  • Pregnant or lactating woman or patients of both sexes and of childbearing age not using adequate contraception
  • History of cancer, except skin cancer (other than melanoma), carcinoma in situ of the cervix uteri treated curative. Other cancers treated with curative intent are permitted provided they did not relapse over the last 5 years
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Intestinal obstruction
  • Chronic liver disease (viral, alcoholic or metabolic)
  • Immune Deficiency Syndromes (history of transplantation, infection with HIV)
  • Known to have contraindications to 5FU, oxaliplatin, folinic acid, irinotecan or to contrast products
  • Patients with known contraindications against hepatic embolization procedures:

Presence of biliary-digestive anastomosis or biliary stent Cruoric or tumor thrombosis of the portal vein

  • Patient who for psychological, social, family or geographical reasons could not be followed up regularly
  • Legal disability (persons deprived of liberty or under guardianship)
  • Patient is not affiliated to a social security scheme
  • Participation in another concurrent study investigating the effect of treatment and this until 4 weeks after the end of the concurrent study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
58 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    HIA DEBIRI + systemic FOLFOX

    Intra-arterial hepatic beads loaded with irinotecan with systemic FOLFOX

    Drug: HIA DEBIRI + systemic FOLFOX

Interventions

  • DrugHIA DEBIRI + systemic FOLFOX
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression-free Survival Rate at 9 Months

    The primary endpoint was to evaluate the rate of patients alive without progression at 9 months after the start of treatment. Events to be considered for the endpoint were: * Progression : defined as radiological progression according to RECIST V1.1 criteria, as assessed by the investigator. * Death Patients who progressed or died (from any cause) within 9 months of starting treatment were considered as failure for the primary endpoint. The first event which occured will be taken into accoun

    Time frame: at 9 months after inclusion

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival

    It was defined as the time interval between the date of inclusion and the date of death (whatever the cause). Patients lost to follow-up or alive at the time of analysis were censored at the date of last news.

    Time frame: up to 4 years after patient's inclusion

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Results

Posted Oct 8, 2024

Participant flow

Fifty eight patients were included in the study between May 2013 and December 2016.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneHIA DEBIRI + Systemic FOLFOX
Started58
Completed57
Not completed1
Withdrew: Protocol violation1

Outcome measures

PrimaryProgression-free Survival Rate at 9 Months

The primary endpoint was to evaluate the rate of patients alive without progression at 9 months after the start of treatment. Events to be considered for the endpoint were: * Progression : defined as radiological progression according to RECIST V1.1 criteria, as assessed by the investigator. * Death Patients who progressed or died (from any cause) within 9 months of starting treatment were considered as failure for the primary endpoint. The first event which occured will be taken into accoun

Time frame:
at 9 months after inclusion
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Progression-free Survival Rate at 9 Months
ParticipantsHIA DEBIRI + Systemic FOLFOX
Patients alive without any progression30
Patients with progression or death26
SecondaryOverall Survival

It was defined as the time interval between the date of inclusion and the date of death (whatever the cause). Patients lost to follow-up or alive at the time of analysis were censored at the date of last news.

Time frame:
up to 4 years after patient's inclusion
Reported as:
Median · months
Overall Survival
monthsHIA DEBIRI + Systemic FOLFOX
Overall Survival37.4 (25.7 to 45.8)

Adverse events

Collected over Up to the end of treatment for each patient, up to 3 years After the end of the treatment, patients were followed-up only for the overall survival up to 4 years.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
HIA DEBIRI + Systemic FOLFOX31/57 (54.4%)27/57 (47.4%)57/57 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventHIA DEBIRI + Systemic FOLFOX
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders4/57
Pancreatitis acuteGastrointestinal disorders4/57
PyrexiaGeneral disorders4/57
PancreatitisGastrointestinal disorders3/57
Clostridium difficile colitisInfections and infestations3/57
EnteritisGastrointestinal disorders2/57
Large intestinal obstructionGastrointestinal disorders2/57
AstheniaGeneral disorders2/57
Chest painGeneral disorders2/57
CholecystitisHepatobiliary disorders2/57
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 42
Most frequent other events
EventHIA DEBIRI + Systemic FOLFOX
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders56/57
NeuropathyNervous system disorders49/57
Alanine aminotransferase increasedInvestigations49/57
Aspartate aminotransferase increasedInvestigations49/57
Phosphatases alcalines increasedInvestigations47/57
FatigueGeneral disorders43/57
Platelets decreasedInvestigations36/57
NeutropeniaInvestigations36/57
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders32/57
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders31/57

Baseline characteristics

Baseline population is on ITT population meaning all patients included excepted the patient wrongly included (beacuase of pancreatic metastases and not colorectal metastases)

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)HIA DEBIRI + Systemic FOLFOX
Mean63.14 ± 8.57
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)HIA DEBIRI + Systemic FOLFOX
Female25
Male32
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected(Participants)HIA DEBIRI + Systemic FOLFOX
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)HIA DEBIRI + Systemic FOLFOX
France57
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Study locations

9 sites
  • Hopital Saint André
    Bordeaux, 33075, France
  • CHU - Hôpital François Mitterand
    Dijon, France
  • Hôpital Prive Jean Mermoz
    Lyon, 69008, France
  • Centre Léon Berard
    Lyon, 69373, France
  • Institut Paoli Calmette
    Marseille, 13273, France
  • CHU de la TIMONE
    Marseille, 13385, France
  • Hôpital Europeen G Pompidou
    Paris, 75015, France
  • CHU Charles Nicolle
    Rouen, 76031, France
  • Hôpital Rangueil
    Toulouse, 31059, France
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References and documents

Publications

  • Pernot S, Pellerin O, Artru P, Monterymard C, Smith D, Raoul JL, De La Fouchardiere C, Dahan L, Guimbaud R, Sefrioui D, Jouve JL, Lepage C, Tougeron D, Taieb J; for FFCD1201-DEBIRI investigators/Collaborators. Intra-arterial hepatic beads loaded with irinotecan (DEBIRI) with mFOLFOX6 in unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer: a Phase 2 study. Br J Cancer. 2020 Aug;123(4):518-524. doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-0917-4. Epub 2020 Jun 8. PubMed 32507854 ↗

Study documents

  • Study protocol · Jul 28, 2015
  • Statistical analysis plan · Feb 9, 2017

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 8, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01839877
Lead sponsor
Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive
Collaborators
Biocompatibles UK Ltd
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 25, 2013
Start date
May 2013
Primary completion
Dec 2017
Completion
Jan 2019
Results posted
Oct 8, 2024
Last update
Oct 8, 2024

Study contacts

Julien TAIEB, Pr
principal investigator · Fédération Francophone de Cancérologie Digestive

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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