Isolated Hepatic Perfusion With Melphalan in Treating Patients With Unresectable Colorectal Cancer That Has Metastasized to the Liver

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving chemotherapy drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well isolated hepatic perfusion with melphalan works in treating patients with unresectable colorectal cancer that has metastasized to the liver.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00089401
Run by
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
People needed
8
Starts
2004-07-01
Expected to finish
2008-03-01
Last updated by the study team
2012-05-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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