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Colorectal NeoplasmsPhase 2/3PUMP-ITNCT04552093

Hepatic Arterial Infusion Pump Chemotherapy Combined With Systemic Chemotherapy (PUMP-IT)

A Phase 2/3 study testing Floxuridine and Tricumed IP2000V infusion pump in people with Colorectal Neoplasms, run by The Netherlands Cancer Institute at 1 site in Netherlands.

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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 The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.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 PUMP-IT study is designed to prove the feasibility of HAIP chemotherapy with concomitant standard systemic chemotherapy (FOLFOX and FOLFIRI) in the Netherlands. This study will include patients with both unresectable CRLM and resectable CRLM with an indication for upfront systemic therapy (further referred to as… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 115 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Colorectal Neoplasms
What is being tested?
Floxuridine and Tricumed IP2000V infusion pump
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
31 participants
Where
1 siteNetherlands
Study dates
9 Sep 2020to 31 Dec 2022
Phase
Phase 2/3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 to 115 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥ 18 years.
  • ECOG performance status 0 or 1.
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
  • Histologically confirmed CRC.
  • Indication for first or second line systemic therapy, confirmed in a multidisciplinary meeting.
  • Potentially resectable (i.e. unresectable and upfront resectable CRLM with indication for neoadjuvant systemic therapy), confirmed in a multidisciplinary meeting and radio-logically on (PET) CT thorax/abdomen and/or MRI obtained ≤ 4 weeks prior to regis-tration.
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  • Positioning of a catheter for HAIP chemotherapy is technically feasible confirmed in the multidisciplinary liver meeting based on imaging. The default site for the catheter insertion is the gastroduodenal artery (GDA). Accessory or aberrant hepatic arteries are no contra-indication for catheter implantation. The GDA should have at least one branch to the liver, accessory or aberrant hepatic arteries should be ligated to allow for cross perfusion to the entire liver through intrahepatic shunts.
  • Indication and eligibility for abdominal surgery confirmed in a multidisciplinary meeting, e.g. primary tumour resection, stoma revision/reversal and diagnostic surgery.
  • In case of primary tumour in situ: tumour should be (potentially) resectable, confirmed in a multidisciplinary meeting.
  • Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by the following labora-tory requirements to be conducted within 15 days prior to inclusion.
  • Hb ≥ 5.5 mmol/L
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 * 109/L
  • Platelets ≥100 * 109/L
  • Total bilirubin < 1.5 mg/dL
  • ASAT ≤ 5 * times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • ALAT ≤ 5 * ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 5 * ULN
  • (estimated) glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) > 45 ml/min.
  • Before patient registration, written informed consent must be given and signed according to ICH-GCP, and national/local regulations.

Who cannot join

  • Extrahepatic metastases. Confirmed with CT thorax/abdomen obtained ≤ 4 weeks prior to registration. Patients with small (≤ 1 cm) extrahepatic lesions that are not clearly suspicious of metastases are eligible.
  • Prior hepatic radiation, resection (other than biopsy), or ablation.
  • Concurrent malignancies that interfere with the planned study treatment or the prognosis of CRLM.
  • Participation in other clinical trials interfering with the study treatment as judged by the treating physician.
  • Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenasedeficiency (DPD deficiency).
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
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  • Serious concomitant systemic disorders that would compromise the safety of the patient or his/her ability to complete the study, at the discretion of the investigator.
  • Organ allografts requiring immunosuppressive therapy.
  • Serious, non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
  • Chronic treatment with corticosteroids (dose of ≥ 10 mg/day methylprednisolone equiv-alent excluding inhaled steroids).
  • Serious infections (uncontrolled or requiring treatment).
  • History of psychiatric disability judged by the investigator to potentially hamper compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule.
  • Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Myrtle F Krul, MD contact

+31205129111

pump@nki.nl

Roos Steenhuis, MSc contact

+31205129111

Netherlands1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (NKI-AVL)

    Amsterdam, 1066 CX

    Koert FD Kuhlmann, MD, PhD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Hepatic Arterial Infusion PUMP Chemotherapy Combined With systemIc chemoTherapy for Potentially Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: The PUMP-IT Study.

The PUMP-IT study is designed to prove the feasibility of HAIP chemotherapy with concomitant standard systemic chemotherapy (FOLFOX and FOLFIRI) in the Netherlands. This study will include patients with both unresectable CRLM and resectable CRLM with an indication for upfront systemic therapy (further referred to as potentially resectable CRLM), without extrahepatic metastases. The study will be performed in two tertiary referral centers in the Netherlands.

Read the detailed description

RATIONALE - Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer with an annual incidence of 14.000 patients in the Netherlands. Of all patients with metastases, 32% have isolated colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). Local treatment of CRLM, i.e. resection, ablation and/or stereotactic radiotherapy, is the only potentially curative option. Unfortunately over 75% of these patients have CRLM which are (initially) not suitable for such local treatment.

Current treatment of unresectable CRLM includes subsequent lines of systemic (chemo)therapy aiming to convert the CRLM from an unresectable to a resectable or local treatable state in order to prolong survival. Conversion rates of modern first line systemic chemotherapeutic regimens, as described in multiple retrospective studies with highly selected patients, are observed in 10-76% of patients, resulting in a 5-year survival of 33-43% after conversion. Patients with progressive disease on first line therapy are offered second line systemic therapy. Conversion during second line systemic therapy is rare and described in only 7-13.5% of patients. These patients have a poor prognosis with a median OS of approximately 10-15 months. However, overall survival (OS) of patients undergoing local treatment after conversion on second line systemic therapy is comparable to what is observed after conversion on first line systemic therapy.

Hepatic arterial infusion pump (HAIP) can deliver high-dose regional chemotherapy to the CRLM using their unique arterial blood supply. Floxuridine is used for HAIP chemotherapy because of the advantages of having a half-life of ten minutes, a 95% first-pass effect and allowing high intrahepatic dosing resulting in increased hepatic exposure by a factor 400, with minimal systemic exposure (e.g. complications). These specific properties of HAIP chemotherapy make it possible to combine high-dose local HAIP therapy with standard of care systemic therapy.

Several single center studies from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) (New York, USA) have shown high response rates with HAIP chemotherapy in combination with systemic therapy for unresectable CRLM. Conversion to resection of the initially unresectable CRLM have been observed in up to 57% of chemo-naïve patients and in 20%-38% of patients with prior systemic therapy treated with the combination of HAIP and systemic therapy. Irrespective of conversion, the combined therapy resulted in a median OS of 50.8-76.6 months and a 5-year OS of 51.9% for chemo-naïve patients. The median and 5-year OS was 27.7-35 months and 27.9%, respectively, for patients who have been treated with systemic therapy before.

Although these results are impressive, they come from a single center and have not yet been confirmed elsewhere. Most important reasons were the technically challenging surgical procedure of HAIP implantation and the need for stringent monitoring and specific management of HAIP chemotherapy requiring a highly skilled multidisciplinary treatment team.

A study investigating combined treatment is required to prove feasibility in a multicenter setting outside MSKCC before a multicenter randomized phase III trial can be initiated in the Netherlands.

STUDY DESIGN - All eligible patients who signed informed consent (registration) and meet all inclusion criteria (inclusion) will undergo surgical HAIP implantation. HAIP function is evaluated with a perfusion test during surgery and postoperatively before starting drug treatment. Start of combined HAIP chemotherapy and systemic chemotherapy is aimed within 6 weeks postoperatively. Clinical and laboratory evaluations and chemotherapy administration are scheduled every two weeks. Response evaluations will be conducted with CT thorax/abdomen and CEA measurement every 2 HAIP cycles (every 4 systemic chemotherapy cycles) during combined therapy.

The combined therapy cycles are continued until disease progression, severe toxicity, CRLM conversion to surgical local treatment or patients withdrawal. After HAIP chemotherapy discontinuation, treatment and/or follow-up are according to standard clinical practice.

Being tested
Floxuridine, Tricumed IP2000V infusion pump
Keywords
Hepatic artery infusion pump, Colorectal liver metastases, FUDR, Floxuridine, CRLM
Medical subject headings
Colorectal Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • FloxuridineDrug

    Also called FUDR

    Administration of intra-arterial floxuridine via the HAIP (HAIP chemotherapy) to the liver with concomitant Dutch standard of care systemic FOLFOX (5-FU, leucovorin and oxaliplatin) or FOLFIRI (5-FU, leucovorin and irinotecan).

  • Tricumed IP2000V infusion pumpDevice

    Surgical implantation of hepatic artery infusion pump (HAIP) followed by administration of the combined chemotherapy (HAIP and systemic).

Study groups in NCT04552093
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Colorectal liver metastasesExperimentalPatients with potentially resectable colorectal liver metastases will undergo hepatic artery infusion pump placement. Subsequent hepatic artery infusion of floxuridine via the HAIP as well as standard of care Dutch systemic chemotherapy (FOLFOX or FOLRIRI) will be administered in a combined chemotherapy schedule.
Receives: Drug: Floxuridine; Device: Tricumed IP2000V infusion pump

What is being measured

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

  1. Completion of 2 combined chemotherapy cycles (feasibility)

    The percentage of patients that complete two cycles of combined chemotherapy (HAIP chemotherapy and systemic therapy) after being scheduled for surgical implantation.

    Measured: Approximately 4 months after patient inclusion

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Safety: Postoperative complications

    Surgical complications will be defined according to Clavien-Dindo surgical complications score. Complications of Clavien-Dindo grade 3 or higher are recorded for the first 90 days after surgery. Postoperative complications include those related to the HAIP implantation. Postoperative mortality is defined as any death during hospitalization or within 90 days from surgery.

    Measured: 90 days after surgery

  2. Safety: Drug treatment toxicity

    Toxicity grade 3 or higher will be recorded from the time of study inclusion according to the CTCAE criteria.

    Measured: 1.5 year

  3. Safety: Other adverse events

    Treatment related serious adverse events (SAE) and adverse events (AE) of grade 3 or higher will be collected continuously from the time of study inclusion until the end of combined chemotherapy. AE are followed up until the event is either resolved or adequately explained, even after the patient has completed his/her study treatment. Nature and duration of any hospitalization, treatment of any AE, and nature and duration of any outpatient care will be recorded.

    Measured: 1.5 year

  4. Response rate colorectal liver metastases (CRLM)

    Response rates of CRLM will be measured according to RECIST criteria

    Measured: 8 months after patient registration

  5. Progression free survival (PFS)

    PFS will be defined from inclusion date until disease progression.

    Measured: 1.5 year

  6. Overall survival (OS)

    OS will be defined from inclusion date until death.

    Measured: 1.5 year

  7. Conversion rate colorectal liver metastases (CRLM)

    Conversion rate is defined as the percentage of patients in whom CRLM convert from an unresectable to a resectable state and undergo surgical treatment with curative intent. Possibility of local treatment is at the discretion of the multidisciplinary liver panel.

    Measured: 8 months after patient inclusion

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Sep 2020
  2. Study start9 Sep 2020
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2022 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2022 (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 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Patients with potentially resectable (i.e. unresectable or upfront resectable with an indication for upfront systemic therapy) will receive hepatic artery infusion pump chemotherapy, consisting of floxuridine (FUDR), combined with standard of care systemic therapy (FOLFOX or FOLFIRI).
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
31 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04552093
Sponsor's protocol ID
M19PIT
Other IDs
NL70112.031.19, 2019-003260-44, 2019
Acronym
PUMP-IT
Status last verified
Sep 2020
First submitted
10 Sep 2020
Last updated
17 Sep 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Krul MF, Kok NFM, Osmani H, Buisman FE, Groot Koerkamp B, Grunhagen DJ, Verhoef C, Mostert B, Snaebjornsson P, Westerink B, Klompenhouwer EG, Donswijk ML, Ruers TJM, Douma JAJ, van Blijderveen N, Kingham TP, D'Angelica MI, Kemeny NE, Bolhuis K, Buffart TE, Kuhlmann KFD. Hepatic arterial infusion pump chemotherapy combined with systemic chemotherapy for borderline resectable and unresectable colorectal liver metastases: phase II feasibility study. Br J Surg. 2024 Apr 3;111(4):znae089. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znae089.

    PubMed 38608150

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Floxuridine and Tricumed IP2000V infusion pump in people with Colorectal Neoplasms, run by The Netherlands Cancer Institute 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 19 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Sep 2020. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Myrtle F Krul, MD (+31205129111, pump@nki.nl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Completion of 2 combined chemotherapy cycles (feasibility) (time frame: Approximately 4 months after patient inclusion). 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 NCT04552093, 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 17 Sep 2020; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.

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