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Irinotecan-Eluting Beads in Treating Patients With Refractory Metastatic Colon or Rectal Cancer That Has Spread to the Liver

ABSTRACT: This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of irinotecan-eluting beads in treating patients with colon or rectal cancer that has spread to the liver and does not respond to treatment with standard therapy. Irinotecan-eluting beads are tiny beads that have been loaded with irinotecan hydrochloride, a chemotherapy drug. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or stopping them from dividing. This treatment delivers the chemotherapy directly to the tumor area inside the liver instead of to the whole body as with systemic delivery of the drug. Irinotecan-eluting beads may work better that standard chemotherapy in treating patients with colon or rectal cancer that has spread to the liver.

DISEASE(S): Adenocarcinoma,Stage Ivb Colon Cancer,Signet Ring Adenocarcinoma Of The Rectum,Recurrent Colon Cancer,Rectal Neoplasms,Cystadenocarcinoma,Liver Metastases,Stage Iva Rectal Cancer,Signet Ring Adenocarcinoma Of The Colon,Stage Ivb Rectal Cancer,Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous,Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Of The Colon,Recurrent Rectal Cancer,Colonic Neoplasms,Stage Iva Colon Cancer,Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Of The Rectum

PROVIDER: 2164492 | ecrin-mdr-crc |

REPOSITORIES: ECRIN MDR

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Project description:Background: * Cancers in other parts of the body often spread to the liver, developing tumors which in many instances cannot be removed with surgery. Liver chemoembolization is a treatment that is routinely performed to control liver tumors in those who cannot have surgery. It has been shown to prolong survival, but does not cure the cancer. During chemoembolization very tiny beads (drug-eluting beads, or DEB) containing chemotherapy drugs (usually doxorubicin) are administered directly into the blood vessels of a liver tumor. The drug within the beads is then released into the tumor whilethe beads temporarily interrupt the tumor s blood supply. * Irinotecan, a drug commonly given intravenously to treat colon cancer, has been given in chemoembolization procedures in four other studies that have shown that the treatment is generally well tolerated. Researchers are interested in determining whether giving the drug irinotecan directly into the liver using drug-eluting beads is not only well tolerated but also provides a larger dose directly to the tumor as determined by tumor and normal liver tissue biopsies. The liver biopsies are an optional portion of the study. Objectives: - To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of chemoembolization with irinotecan for tumors caused by cancer that has spread to the liver. Eligibility: - Individuals at least 18 years of age who have melanoma, colon, or another intra-abdominal cancer that has spread to the liver. Design: * Participants will be screened with a physical examination, medical history, blood tests, tumor imaging studies, and liver biopsies. * Participants will receive up to 3 DEB chemoembolization treatments about 6 weeks apart. * After two treatments, participants will have imaging studies to see if the tumors have shrunk, and those whose tumors have shrunk may have a third treatment. * Multiple liver biopsies may be performed and blood samples will be taken to determine how much drug is in the tumor and the circulation, and to see how the tumor reacts to the drug. * Participants will return for followup visits for up to 1 year....

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Irinotecan-Eluting Beads in Treating Patients With Refractory Metastatic Colon or Rectal Cancer That Has Spread to the Liver

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