Clinical trials: Hepatectomy
Secondary Malignant Neoplasm of Liver, Colorectal Neoplasms
Oslo Randomized Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastases Study
The purpose of the study is to compare outcomes of laparoscopic versus open liver resection for colorectal metastases in a prospective and randomized study.
- Trial name
- Oslo-CoMet (NCT01516710)
- Testing
- Open liver resection, Laparoscopic liver resection
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Major Liver Resection
Trial Using Octreotide to Enhance Liver Recovery After Hepatectomy
This will be a prospective, randomized, double blind trial enrolling patients who will undergo major liver resection. Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either octreotide or placebo in the postoperative period.
- Trial name
- NCT03179995
- Testing
- Octreotide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Colorectal Carcinoma
Neoadjuvant Recombinant Vaccinia Virus for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer With Liver Resection
This is a neoadjuvant Phase 2a, open-label trial in patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma who are undergoing a complete resection of the metastatic colorectal tumors in their liver.
- Trial name
- NCT01329809
- Testing
- Recombinant Vaccinia GM-CSF; RAC VAC GM-CSF (JX-594)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Jennerex Biotherapeutics
Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Liver
Liver Surgery and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Colorectal Cancer With Liver Metastases That Can Be Removed by Surgery and Lung Metastases That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
This randomized phase II trial studies how well liver surgery and chemotherapy compared to chemotherapy alone work in treating patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver (liver metastases) that can be removed by…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Liver, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Lung, Recurrent Colorectal Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02738606
- Testing
- Chemotherapy, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Metastasectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Liver Resection, Cancer
Regeneration of Liver: Portal Vein Embolization Versus Radiofrequency Assisted Ligation for Liver Hypertrophy (REBIRTH)
The aim of this study is to compare two different techniques (portal vein embolization and radiofrequency assisted liver partition with portal vein ligation) for increasing liver volume prior to major liver resection.
- Trial name
- REBIRTH (NCT02216773)
- Testing
- Radiofrequency assisted liver partition with portal vein ligation (RALPP), Portal vein embolization (PVE)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Liver Disease
Isoflurane Preconditioning for Liver Resections
The objective is to examine the efficacy of isoflurane (inhaled anesthetic gas) to induce clinically effective preconditioning in patients undergoing elective hepatic surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01031550
- Testing
- isoflurane, propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Liver Resection and Floxuridine Plus Fluorouracil and Leucovorin in Treating Patients With Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug and giving drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00002842
- Testing
- floxuridine, fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Hepatic Carcinoma
Huaier Granule for Prevention of Recurrence and Metastasis of Hepatocarcinoma After Radical Hepatectomy
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Huaier Granule for prevention of recurrence and metastasis of hepatocarcinoma after radical hepatectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT01770431
- Testing
- Huaier Granule
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,044 people
- Sponsor
- Qidong Gaitianli Medicines Co., Ltd
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Safety and Bioactivity of Ipilimumab and Nivolumab Combination Prior to Liver Resection in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The PRIME-HCC trial will assess the effects of combination treatment with nivolumab (OPDIVO) and ipilimumab (YERVOY) pre-operatively in hepatocellular carcinoma patients for whom liver resection is planned.
- Trial name
- PRIME-HCC (NCT03682276)
- Testing
- Ipilimumab, Nivolumab
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Colorectal Cancer, Metastases
Pre- and Post-operative FOLFOX Based Therapy for Patients With Colorectal Cancer With Liver Involvement
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of short-duration pre-operative FOLFOX based therapy on postoperative problems after liver surgery for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00537823
- Testing
- Cetuximab, Bevacizumab, Leucovorin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Liver Neoplasms, Hepatectomy
Phlebotomy to Prevent Blood Loss in Major Hepatic Resections
Major liver resection is associated with substantial intraoperative blood loss. Blood loss in elective liver surgery is a significant factor of perioperative morbidity and mortality, as well as possibly long-term oncologic…
- Trial name
- PRICE (NCT02548910)
- Testing
- Phlebotomy, Citrated whole blood collection bag
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Colorectal Neoplasms, Liver Neoplasms
Comparing Irinotecan and 5 FU/FA To 5-FU/FA After Resection Of Liver Metastases For Colorectal Cancer
To see if Disease Free Survival (DFS) is improved when complete surgical resection of liver metastases (R0) is followed by chemotherapy with CPT-11 and 5-FU/FA as FOLFIRI regimen, compared to 5-FU/FA alone.
- Trial name
- NCT00143403
- Testing
- Irinotecan + 5 FU + folinic acid, Folinic Acid + 5 FU
- Where
- 66 sites in Belgium, Denmark and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 321 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Pain Management Strategies in Liver Resection Surgery
TEA vs. PVB vs. PCA in Liver Resection Surgery
This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of three alternative methods of analgesia in patients undergoing complex liver resection surgery: 1) thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA), 2) continuous paravertebral block (PVB)…
- Trial name
- NCT02192879
- Testing
- thoracic epidural, continuous paravertebral catheter, Patient-Controlled Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Tissue Donors, Liver Transplantation
The Effect of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Living Donor Hepatectomy
Liver transplantation is the gold standard treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease. Despite its outstanding success, liver transplantation still entails certain complications including ischemia-reperfusion injury.
- Conditions
- Tissue Donors, Liver Transplantation, Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03386435
- Testing
- remote ischemic preconditioning
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Colon Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Perioperative MVT-5873, a Fully Human Monoclonal Antibody Against a CA 19-9 Epitope, for Operable CA 19-9 Producing Pancreatic Cancers, Cholangiocarcinomas, and Metastatic Colorectal Cancers
Background: Gastrointestinal tumors have a molecule called carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) in the tumors and blood. The agent MVT-5873 was designed to block this molecule.
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, Metastatic Colon Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03801915
- Testing
- MVT-5873, pancreatectomy or hepatectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Hepatobiliary Disease
Usefulness of BiClamp Forceps for Liver Resection: A Randomized Clinical Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare short-term and long-term efficacy of BiClamp forceps hepatectomy and clamp-crushing technique for parenchymal transection during elective hepatic resection.
- Trial name
- NCT02197481
- Testing
- Clamp-Crushing technique, BiClamp forceps
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University
Liver Transection During Laparoscopic Liver Resection
Comparison of Hydro-dissection Versus Ultrasonic Aspirator in Division of Liver Parenchyma in Laparoscopic Resection
Background: until now, there is no agreement about the safest and feasible method for liver parenchyma transection during laparoscopic liver resection.
- Trial name
- LLS (NCT03208192)
- Testing
- liver transection during laparoscopic liver resection
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Moscow Clinical Scientific Center
Fatty Liver, Surgery
Liver Fat Quantification by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Prediction of Postoperative Complications
The purpose of this study is to objectively quantify liver fat content (LFC) by Magnetic Resonant Imaging (MRI) prior to major liver surgery, and to investigate its association with post-operative complications.
- Trial name
- MRsteatosis (NCT01234714)
- Testing
- Non-invasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Major liver resection
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Complication, Postoperative
Preoperative High Dose Steroids for Liver Resection- Effect on Complications in the Immediate Postoperative Period
Background: Several randomized clinical trials have shown beneficial effects of pre-operative glucocorticoids on post-operative complications.
- Trial name
- STEREO (NCT03403517)
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone, Dexamethasone
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Liver Cancer
Clinical Trial of Standard Versus Goal-Directed Perioperative Fluid Management (GDT) for Patients Undergoing Liver Resection
The purpose of this study is to help us learn what is the best amount of fluid to administer to patients during liver surgery. Patients will receive either an amount for this surgery based on weight, blood pressure, heart rate…
- Trial name
- NCT01596283
- Testing
- Standard fluid management, Goal directed fluid therapy with the Edwards EV1000 system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center