Liver Transplantation for Non-Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastasis

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Conditions studied: Liver Metastasis Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer

In brief

The study aims to evaluate the efficacy of liver transplantation in the context of non-resectable colorectal liver metastasis. The primary endpoint is the overall survival in this group of patients while the secondary endpoint is the disease-free survival. Patients included in this protocol will be evaluated either for whole or partial liver transplantation from deceased or living donors. Type of different transplantations proposed are as follows: 1. Whole liver graft or partial liver (split) from a deceased donor 2. Partial liver graft retrieved from a deceased donor and orthotopically implanted after having performed a left hepatectomy in the recipient. 3. Partial liver graft retrieved from a deceased donor and heterotopically implanted if total hepatectomy can not be performed. 4. Partial liver graft retrieved from a living donor and orthotopically implanted after having performed total hepatectomy. 5. Partial liver graft retrieved from a living donor and orthotopically implanted after having after having performed a left hepatectomy in the recipient. 6. Partial liver graft retrieved from a living donor and heterotopically implanted if total hepatectomy can not be performed. In cases 2-3-5-6 total hepatectomy of native liver can be secondarily performed after having achieved a proper graft hypertrophy in order to avoid a small for size syndrome

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05185245

Run by

IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

People needed

20

Starts

2021-04-01

Expected to finish

2030-03-30

Last updated by the study team

2022-01-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 73. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Primary tumor resected according to standard oncological practice, p≤T4a, R0 resection
• Colorectal liver metastasis considered as non-resectable either up-front or after previous hepatic resections
• No local recurrence of primary colon cancer confirmed by Positron Emission Tomography, Computed Tomography and colonoscopy
• No extra-hepatic metastatic disease confirmed by Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography
• Good performance status Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 0 or 1
• Neutrophils > 1.000
• Patients who received at least one line of chemotherapy for at least 3 months with partial response or stable disease according to modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours
• Carcino-Embryonic Antigen < 80 µg/L or reduction of ≥ 50% of highest Carcino-Embryonic Antigen level observed
• Written informed consent
• No other contraindications to liver transplantation

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of other malignancies
• Local recurrence of primary tumor
• Extra-hepatic metastatic disease
• Patients who did not receive any neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy
• Palliative resection of primary tumor
• Any other reason, according to the investigators, that could be a contraindication to protocol enrollment

Where it is running

• IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria di Bologna — Bologna, Italy (enrolling)

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