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CompletedNCT03477019Updated Jan 19, 2023

Ultrasound-enhanced Delivery of Chemotherapy to Patients With Liver Metastasis From Breast- and Colorectal Cancer

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of SonoVue and Focused Ultrasound in Colorectal Neoplasms and Breast Neoplasms, sponsored by St. Olavs Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Norway. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-01-19.

Sponsored by St. Olavs Hospital · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
17
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to investigate whether the therapeutic response of chemotherapy can be improved by focused ultrasound and microbubbles. Patients with liver metastases from breast cancer and colorectal cancer will be included. Computer Tomography (CT) will be performed as a baseline scan before treatment start. Two metastases in each patients liver will be preselected and randomized to either "target lesion" to be treated or "control lesion" to serve as internal control. The patients will receive conventional treatment with chemotherapy according to national guidelines. After intravenous chemotherapy infusion the patients will receive the experimental treatment. The target lesion will get focused ultrasound (FUS). Simultaneously repeated bolus-doses of microbubbles will be administered intravenously. The investigators will measure the difference in response between FUS- treated and -untreated lesions on the post-treatment CT scan.

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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Breast Neoplasms

Keywords

  • Contrast Agent BR
  • SonoVue
  • Ultrasonic Therapy
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Liver
  • Microbubbles
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically verified breast carcinoma or colorectal carcinoma
  • 2 or multiple liver metastases
  • considered eligible by a consulting oncologist for first line treatment with chemotherapy in the group of taxanes (patients with breast cancer) or the combination regimen FOLFIRI (patients with colorectal carcinoma)
  • Signed informed consent and expected cooperation of the patients for the treatment and follow up must be obtained and documented according to ICH GCP, and national/local regulations

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known contraindications for ultrasound contrast-enhancement agent Sonovue® (Bracco)
  • Hematological bleeding status before experimental treatment: Hb \< 8g/dL, trc \< 80 x109/l, APTT˃ 45s, INR ˃ 1,5
  • Considered eligible for surgical removal of liver metastases
  • Pregnancy
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
17 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Breast cancer target lesion

    This arm will receive experimental treatment of focused ultrasound. In addition this arm will receive treatment with microbubbles intravenously and conventional chemotherapy for breast cancer.

    Drug: SonoVue · Procedure: Focused Ultrasound

  • Other
    Breast cancer control lesion

    This arm will only receive treatment with conventional chemotherapy for breastcancer and microbubbles intravenously.

    Drug: SonoVue

  • Experimental
    Colorectal cancer target lesion

    This arm will receive experimental treatment of focused ultrasound. In addition this arm will receive treatment with microbubbles intravenously and conventional chemotherapy for colorectal cancer.

    Drug: SonoVue · Procedure: Focused Ultrasound

  • Other
    Colorectal cancer control lesion

    This arm will only receive treatment with conventional chemotherapy for colorectal cancer and microbubbles intravenously.

    Drug: SonoVue

Interventions

  • DrugSonoVue

    consists of microbubbles containing sulfur hexafluoride stabilized by phospholipids. Bolus doses à 1,0ml administered every 3.5 minutes , repeated 9 times. Total duration of treatment: 31,5 minutes. This treatment will be repeated maximally 4 times at 2 or 3 week intervals, depending on the patient's diagonse and treatment protocol.

  • ProcedureFocused Ultrasound

    ultrasound pulses will be generated by a clinically approved ultrasound skanner and probe.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. difference in measured response between treated and untreated lesions

    Response is measured in change in size of the treated metastases.

    Time frame: From baseline examination CT to response evaluation CT: 10-12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of adverse effects

    questionnaire 'Common toxicity criteria'

    Time frame: 8 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • St.Olavs Hospital
    Trondheim, Norway
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — Yes.Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article, after deidentification(text, tables, figures, and appendices). Protocol can be shared beginning 3 months and ending 5 years following article publication. Interested researchers who provide a reasonable, sound proposal are encouraged to direct this to the first author.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03477019
Lead sponsor
St. Olavs Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 26, 2018
Start date
Nov 12, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2022
Completion
Dec 31, 2022
Last update
Jan 19, 2023

Study contacts

Arne Solberg, PhD, MD
study director · St. Olavs Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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