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Recurrent Malignant Solid NeoplasmNCT04267575

Canady Helios Cold Plasma Scalpel Treatment at the Surgical Margin and Macroscopic Tumor Sites

A study testing Canady Helios Cold Plasma Scalpel in people with Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm and Stage IV Breast Cancer, run by Jerome Canady, M.D. at 1 site in United States.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The study designed is to evaluate the safety of Canady Helios™ Cold Plasma Scalpel (CHCPS) in patients with solid tumors with carcinomatosis scheduled to undergo surgical resection for cytoreduction. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Canady Helios Cold Plasma Scalpel
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
30 Jul 2019to 14 Apr 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Solid tumors undergoing surgical treatment with carcinomatosis scheduled to undergo surgical resection for cytoreduction. Patients with stage 4 resectable tumors as decided by a multidisciplinary disease management team may be included if the metastatic disease is non-synchronous (e.g. recurrent colorectal carcinoma with hepatic metastasis amenable for surgical resection).
  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  • Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study and must be willing to return for follow-up
  • 18 years of age or older and capable of providing informed consent indicating awareness of the investigational nature of this trial, in keeping with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and institutional policy.
  • Biopsy (histopathology or cytology) diagnosis of a solid tumor as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) or by cross-sectional imaging reviewed by a board-certified radiologist.
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  • Good performance status (ECOG < 2), Karnofsky >60%,
  • Patients with low or acceptable surgical risk (American society of Anesthesiology (ASA) score of 3 or less.
  • Patient is a candidate for surgical therapy as discussed and recommended by the institutional disease management team (DMT, Tumor Board).
  • At the time of enrollment:
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) exceeds 1200/mm3, white blood cell count exceeds 4000/mm3 and platelet count is greater than 100,000/mm3
  • An international normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 (patients who are therapeutically anticoagulated for non-related medical conditions such as atrial fibrillation and whose anti-thrombotic treatment can be withheld for operation will be eligible).
  • Adequate hepatic function must be met as evidenced by total serum bilirubin ≤ 3.0 mg/dl ; alkaline phosphatase < 2.5 times the upper limit of normal; and, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) less than 1.5 times upper limit of normal [alkaline phosphatase and AST cannot both exceed the upper limit of normal]
  • Serum renal functional parameters, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine are within normal limits
  • For females of reproductive potential: use of highly effective contraception for at least 1 month prior to screening and agreement to use such a method during study participation.
  • Life expectancy of at least six months

Who cannot join

  • An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
  • Patients with unresectable tumors as decided by a multidisciplinary disease management team
  • Patients with multiple metastatic sites not amenable for surgical resection
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Patients with low performance status (ECOG > 2 or Karnofsky < 60%)
  • Any one or more of the following hematological abnormalities
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  • Hgb < 8gm/dl unable to be corrected with transfusion
  • Absolute Neutrophil Count < 1200/mm3
  • White blood cell count < 4000/mm3
  • Platelet count < 100,000/mm3
  • INR > 1.5 (except in patients who are therapeutically AST anticoagulated for non-related medical conditions such as atrial fibrillation and whose anti-thrombotic treatment cannot be withheld for operation will be eligible)
  • History of hepatic cirrhosis or present hepatic dysfunction
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≥ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal
  • ≥ 1.5 times upper limit of normal
  • Serum bilirubin > 3.0 mg/dl
  • Alkaline phosphatase and AST both exceed the upper limit of normal
  • Renal insufficiency indicated by a serum creatinine >1.5mg/dL.
  • Patients with high surgical risk (ASA 4-5) with significant history of a medical problem that would preclude the patient from undergoing an operative procedure such as a history of severe congestive heart failure or active ischemic heart disease.
  • Febrile illness within 7 days before scheduled surgery
  • Treatment with another investigational drug or other intervention within 60 days before surgery
  • Patients that are unable to- or unwilling to provide a written informed consent
  • Patients who underwent treatment with cold plasma within a year before study entry.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Canady Surgical Group PC

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010

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About this study

The study designed is to evaluate the safety of Canady Helios™ Cold Plasma Scalpel (CHCPS) in patients with solid tumors with carcinomatosis scheduled to undergo surgical resection for cytoreduction. Patients with stage 4 resectable tumors as decided by a multidisciplinary disease management team may be included if the metastatic disease is non-synchronous (e.g. recurrent colorectal carcinoma with hepatic metastasis amenable for surgical resection).. Plasma is an ionized gas typically generated in high-temperature laboratory conditions. Plasma coagulators are currently used routinely as surgical tools with multiple applications that create temperatures between 37° C to 43°C and cause thermal injury. Earlier studies demonstrated the non-aggressive nature of cold plasma. As evidence accumulates, it is becoming clear that low-temperature cold plasma has an increasing role in biomedical applications.

Being tested
Canady Helios Cold Plasma Scalpel
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Prostatic Neoplasms, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Ovarian Neoplasms, Fallopian Tube Neoplasms, Colonic Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Canady Helios Cold Plasma ScalpelDevice

    Device used to distribute cold plasma energy at the resected tumor margins.

Study groups in NCT04267575
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Primary ArmExperimentalAfter the gross solid tumor is removed, cold plasma is sprayed in the area of the resected tumor margins.
Receives: Device: Canady Helios Cold Plasma Scalpel

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Participants With Complications Due To Cold Plasma Application

    Adverse events (CTCAE event version 4.03 to 5.0) within 30 days after Canady Helios Cold Plasma Scalpel treatment.

    Measured: Immediate after application of cold plasma, followed by 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 15 month observations.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Feb 2020
  2. Study start30 Jul 2019
  3. Primary completion14 Apr 2021
  4. Study completion14 Apr 2023 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04267575
Sponsor's protocol ID
G190165
Status last verified
Jul 2021
First submitted
11 Feb 2020
Last updated
9 Aug 2021
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Canady J, Murthy SRK, Zhuang T, Gitelis S, Nissan A, Ly L, Jones OZ, Cheng X, Adileh M, Blank AT, Colman MW, Millikan K, O'Donoghue C, Stenson KM, Ohara K, Schtrechman G, Keidar M, Basadonna G. The First Cold Atmospheric Plasma Phase I Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors: A Novel Treatment Arm for Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jul 20;15(14):3688. doi: 10.3390/cancers15143688.

    PubMed 37509349

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Canady Helios Cold Plasma Scalpel in people with Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm and Stage IV Breast Cancer, run by Jerome Canady, M.D. at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 16 inclusion and 22 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Aug 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 9 Aug 2021). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Participants With Complications Due To Cold Plasma Application (time frame: Immediate after application of cold plasma, followed by 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 15 month observations.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04267575, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Aug 2021.

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