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Colorectal CancerPhase 2/3COLDFIRE-IIINCT06185556

COLDFIRE-III Trial: Efficacy of Irreversible Electroporation and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Perivascular and Peribiliary Colorectal Liver Metastases

A Phase 2/3 study testing Irreversible electroporation and Stereotactic body radiotherapy in people with Colorectal Cancer and Liver Metastases, run by Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc at 1 site in Netherlands.

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Trial summary

The primary objective of this phase IIb/III, prospective, randomized clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of irreversible electroporation (IRE) with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with perivascular or peribiliary colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), that are not amenable for surgical resection… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Irreversible electroporation and Stereotactic body radiotherapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
78 participants
Where
1 siteNetherlands
Study dates
20 Aug 2024to 1 Sep 2031
Phase
Phase 2/3
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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

  • Histological documentation of primary colorectal tumor is available;
  • 1-3 CRLM visible on ceCT and/or MRI, size 0-5 cm and not eligible for resection or thermal ablation due to location close to a vessel or bile duct;
  • Additional CRLM are allowed if considered either resectable or ablatable with a maximum of 10 CRLM. In patients with extrahepatic disease, a maximum of 5 additional CRLM is allowed;
  • No or limited extrahepatic disease (1 extrahepatic lesion is allowed, with some exclusions mentioned in the exclusion criteria);
  • Prior focal liver treatment is allowed;
  • Subjects should preferably be treated with neo-adjuvant systemic therapy;
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  • Subjects with recurrent (either local or distant-hepatic) CRLM after previous focal treatment who are unsuitable for (further) systemic therapy (further downsizing or conversion to resectable disease improbable);
  • Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by laboratory requirements to be conducted within 7 days prior to definite inclusion;
  • ASA classification 0 - 3;
  • Age >18 years;
  • Written informed consent;

Who cannot join

  • Radical treatment unfeasible or unsafe (e.g. insufficient FLR);
  • >10 CRLM; >5 CRLM when extra-hepatic disease is present;
  • Positive para-aortal lymph nodes, celiac lymph nodes, adrenal metastases, pleural carcinomatosis or peritoneal carcinomatosis;
  • Subjects who have progressive disease after neo-adjuvant systemic therapy;
  • History of epilepsy;
  • History of cardiac disease:
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  • Uncontrolled hypertension. Blood pressure must be ≤160/95 mmHg at the time of screening on a stable antihypertensive regimen;
  • Compromised liver function (e.g. signs of portal hypertension, INR > 1,5 without use of anticoagulants, ascites);
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding subjects;
  • Immunotherapy ≤ 2 weeks prior to the procedure;
  • Chemotherapy and/or targeted therapy ≤ 2 weeks prior to the procedure;
  • Severe allergy to contrast media not controlled with premedication;
  • Any condition that is unstable or that could jeopardize the safety of the subject and their compliance in the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Danielle J. Vos, M.D. contact

+3120-4444571

interventieradiologie@vumc.nl

Netherlands1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc

    Amsterdam, North Holland, 1081 HV

    Danielle J. Vos, MD, 20-4444571 ext. +31, interventieradiologie@amsterdamumc.nl

    Martijn R. Meijerink, Prof.

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: COLDFIRE-III Trial: Perivascular and Peribiliary Colorectal Liver Metastases (0-5cm): Irreversible Electroporation Versus Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy

The primary objective of this phase IIb/III, prospective, randomized clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of irreversible electroporation (IRE) with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with perivascular or peribiliary colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), that are not amenable for surgical resection or thermal ablation. Efficacy is assessed in terms of local control at 2 years.

Read the detailed description

Rationale: Currently, the gold standard for perivascular and peribiliary colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), that are not amenable for surgical resection or thermal ablation, is undetermined. Two non-thermal treatment modalities could provide a solution for these anatomically challenging CRLM: irreversible electroporation (IRE) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT).

IRE is a new, minimal-invasive image-guided treatment method for tumors not amenable for surgical resection or thermal ablation, due to vicinity near vital structures such as vessels and bile ducts. With IRE, multiple electrical pulses are applied to tumorous tissue. These pulses alter the existing transmembrane potential of the cell membranes, and create 'nanopores', after which the cell dies through loss of homeastasis. SBRT is another non-thermal ablation modality and has important advantages over conventional radiotherapy such as a more precise and greater biological dose delivery and hence less toxicity and presumably better outcome.

Study design: The COLDFIRE-III trial is a phase IIB/III, prospective randomized clinical trial. The primary conducting center will be the Amsterdam UMC (Amsterdam, the Netherlands). The purpose of this study is to assess and compare the efficacy of IRE and SBRT for perivascular or peribiliary CRLM in terms of local control at 2 years. Other objectives are overall survival, additional efficacy endpoints, safety, pain assessments and costs. For the sample size calculations, the log-rank test is used. The (2-year survival) proportion in group 1 (a treatment group) is 0.80. The proportion in group 2 (the alternative treatment group) is 0.55. The significance level of the test is 0.10. A total number of 78 patients will be randomized into one of two arms: arm A (IRE, n = 39) and arm B (SBRT, n = 39).

Study population: 78 patients with 1-3 perivascular and peribiliary lesions of 0-5 cm, ineligible for surgical resection and thermal ablation, suitable for both IRE and SBRT and no or limited extrahepatic disease (1 extrahepatic lesion is allowed, not including positive para-aortic lymph nodes, celiac lymph nodes, adrenal metastases, pleural carcinomatosis or peritoneal carcinomatosis) can be included. Supplementary resections for resectable lesions and thermal ablations for unresectable CRLM are allowed. A maximum number of 10 CRLM are allowed for patients with no extrahepatic disease and a maximum number of 5 lesions are allowed for patients with limited extrahepatic disease. Eligible patients will be stratified according to tumor size (≤3cm vs. 3-5 cm) and (induction) chemotherapy prior to local treatment.

Intervention: Patients will be randomized into one of two arms, arm A (IRE) and arm B (SBRT). The expert panel, consisting of at least two interventional radiologists, two radiation oncologists and two hepatobiliary surgeons, will appoint lesions that are ineligible for surgery of thermal ablation, and suitable for both IRE and SBRT, as target lesions.

Being tested
Irreversible electroporation, Stereotactic body radiotherapy
Keywords
Colorectal liver metastases, colorectal hepatic metastases
Medical subject headings
Colorectal Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Irreversible electroporationProcedure or surgery

    Percutaneous (CT-guided) irreversible electroporation of 1-3 perivascular and peribiliary colorectal liver metastasis.

  • Stereotactic body radiotherapyRadiation

    Stereotactic body radiotherapy (CT- or MRI-guided) of 1-3 perivascular and peribiliary colorectal liver metastases.

Study groups in NCT06185556
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
A: Irreversible electroporationActive comparatorIrreversible electroporation (IRE) is a primarily non-thermal, local ablative technique that utilizes electrical pulses to destroy tumor tissue. Theoretically, IRE only affects viable tumor tissue, leaving surrounding vital structures relatively intact. It is therefore considered to cause less morbidity than thermal ablative strategies.
Receives: Procedure: Irreversible electroporation
B: Stereotactic body radiotherapyActive comparatorStereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a form of external beam radiation that has important advantages over conventional radiotherapy such as a more precise and greater biological dose delivery and hence less toxicity and presumably better outcome.
Receives: Radiation: Stereotactic body radiotherapy

What is being measured

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

  1. Local control

    Local control is defined as no objectified signs for local tumor progression on imaging acquired 23-24 months following start of the initial study procedure, according to the RECIST criteria. Site recurrences within the first 12 months that are successfully retreated once using the same technique (re-IRE or re-SBRT), thermal ablation or surgical resection will not be regarded as an event for local control. Per patient analysis.

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Overall survival (OS) per patient

    Overall survival is defined as the time from randomization to the time of death due to any cause or to the last day of follow up (censored).

    Measured: Assessed up to 5 years

  2. Local tumor progression-free survival (LTPFS) per patient and per tumor.

    Local tumor progression-free survival is defined as the time from randomization to the time of unequivocal local tumor progression.

    Measured: Assessed up to 5 years

  3. Distant tumor progression-free survival (DPFS) per patient

    Distant tumor progression-free survival is defined as the time from randomization to the time of unequivocal distant tumor progression.

    Measured: Assessed up to 5 years

  4. Time to progression (TTP) per patient

    Time to progression is defined as the time from randomization to the time of local disease progression, new metastases (events). The date of death from any cause is considered to be a competing risk

    Measured: Assessed up to 5 years

  5. Safety per procedure and per patient

    Rate of adverse events and serious adverse event, graded from I to V according to the standard classification of surgical complications.

    Measured: Assessed up to 5 years

  6. Assessment of pain per patient

    Pain assessment using visual analogue scale questionnaires (VAS; per procedure analysis: Assessed prior to, directly after and every three months after local treatment.

    Measured: Assessed up to 1 year

  7. Quality of life (QoL) per patient as assessed by EORCT QLQ-C30 questionnaires

    The quality of life is assessed in both treatments using EORCT QLQ-C30 questionnaire (per procedure analysis), prior to, and every three months after treatment during a total follow-up time of 1 year.questionnaires: Assessed prior to, and every three months after local treatment.

    Measured: Assessed up to 1 year

  8. Quality of life (QoL) per patient as assessed by EQ-5D questionnaires

    The quality of life is assessed in both treatments using EQ-5D questionnaire (per procedure analysis), prior to, and every three months after treatment during a total follow-up time of 1 year.questionnaires: Assessed prior to, and every three months after local treatment.

    Measured: Assessed up to 1 year

  9. Quality of life (QoL) per patient as assessed by PRODISQ questionnaires

    The quality of life is assessed in both treatments using PRODISQ questionnaire (per procedure analysis), prior to, and every three months after treatment during a total follow-up time of 1 year.questionnaires: Assessed prior to, and every three months after local treatment.

    Measured: Assessed up to 1 year

  10. Cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) per patient

    Direct and indirect total costs of care, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER).

    Measured: Assessed up to 5 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted29 Dec 2023
  2. Study start20 Aug 2024
  3. Primary completion1 Sep 2029 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Sep 2031 (estimated)

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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 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
A prospective, randomized clinical trial.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
78 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06185556
Sponsor's protocol ID
NL83557.018.23
Acronym
COLDFIRE-III
Status last verified
Aug 2024
First submitted
17 Nov 2023
Last updated
23 Aug 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Irreversible electroporation and Stereotactic body radiotherapy in people with Colorectal Cancer and Liver Metastases, run by Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc at 1 site in Netherlands.

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 11 inclusion and 13 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Aug 2024. 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 Netherlands. 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.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Danielle J. Vos, M.D. (+3120-4444571, interventieradiologie@vumc.nl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Local control (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 23 Aug 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.

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