A Study of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) in Combination With Cisplatin Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE) for Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Patients who are poor surgical candidates could potentially benefit from non-surgical
alternatives such as stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). SBRT is an ideal approach
to minimize radiation exposure to the normal liver while maximizing the dose to the tumor.
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the combined use of intra-arterial chemotherapy
and particulate arterial embolization. This technique is typically used to make
unresectable liver lesions amenable to resection, for palliation in cases of extra-hepatic
spread or recurrence, or for symptomatic relief. The combination of intraarterial
chemotherapy with vessel embolization makes logical sense since primary and secondary liver
tumors derive up to 95% of their blood supply from the hepatic artery, while the normal
liver gains the majority of its blood supply from the portal system. Thus, using
transarterial chemoembolization it is possible to achieve high intratumor drug
concentrations followed by local ischemia, allowing uninvolved liver to be spared. This
study is to determine that these standard of care therapies combined to improve the quality
of life for the patient population.
Interventional
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
To determine the feasibility and toxicity of combining SBRT and TACE for HCC.
Until disease progression
Yes
Dwight E Heron, MD
Study Chair
University of Pittsburgh
United States: Institutional Review Board
08-042
NCT00746655
July 2009
June 2024
Name | Location |
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Hillman Cancer Center | Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 15232 |
UPMC Cancer Pavilion | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232 |
UPMC Shadyside Radiation Oncology | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232 |
UPMC Presbyterian/Montifore | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 |