Photodynamic Therapy for Palliation of Unresectable Cholangiocarcinoma A Multicenter, Open Label, Randomized, Controlled Phase III Trial
The study objectives are to investigate the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in
increasing the survival time of patients with unresectable cholangiocarcinoma and to assess
the effect of PDT on both cholestasis and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Survival time in each group will be compared as well as effect of each treatment arm on cholestasis and HRQoL
2.4 years
Yes
Michel Kahaleh, MD
Principal Investigator
University of Virginia
United States: Institutional Review Board
13898
NCT00907413
May 2010
June 2011
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University of Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia 22908 |