Systemic Chemotherapy With or Without Hepatic Arterial Infusion With Floxuridine in Patients With Initially Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastasis: A Prospective, Randomised, Controlled Study
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether systemic chemotherapy combined with hepatic arterial infusion with floxuridine and dexamethasone can increase the complete resection rate (R0) and improve the overall survival in patients with initially unresectable colorectal liver metastasis.
• Age: 18-70 years old
• Histologically confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma
• Radiologically or pathologically confirmed diagnosis of colorectal liver metastasis
• Initially unresectable colorectal liver metastasis confirmed by the multidisciplinary team (MDT)
• With no prior treatment for liver metastasis, including chemotherapy, operation, radiotherapy, transcatheter hepatic arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and targeted therapy
• Without extra-hepatic metastasis confirmed by CT, MRI or PET/CT (if necessary) scanning
• With adequate bone marrow function: platelets ≥ 90 x 109/L; white blood cells ≥ 3×109/L; absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L
• Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN, AST and ALT ≤ 5 x ULN
• Patient has no ascites and with adequate blood coagulation function, albumin ≥ 35 g/L
• Grade A level of Child-Push Liver Function
• Creatinine ≤ 1× ULN, or Calculated Creatinine Clearance \>50ml/min (Cockcroft-Gault Equation)
• ECOG performance status of 0-2
• Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
• Not appropriate for anti-EGFR or any other targeted therapy (with KRAS mutation or could not afford it)
• Patients have provided a signed Informed Consent Form
• With good compliance