An Open-Label Pilot Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Bevacizumab Via Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) in Patients With Liver Metastases

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
SUMMARY

Trans arterial chemoembolization (TACE) has emerged as a treatment option for chemotherapy-refractory diseases in Liver metastases. By delivering chemotherapy agents directly to the tumor site, TACE can maximize local drug concentrations and reduce systemic adverse reactions. Bevacizumab is a monoclonal antibody that functions as an angiogenesis inhibitor. It works by slowing the growth of new blood vessels by inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A). The application of Bevacizumab during TACE has not been reported. In this study, we will evaluate the the overall survival (OS)、efficacy, and safety of the application of Bevacizumab during TACE in patients with Liver Metastases by designing an open, single-arm phase II clinical study.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 80
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Confirmation of metastatic liver cancer via histological examination or a characteristic imaging profile on dynamic computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without indications for surgical resection

• Eastern cooperative oncology group performance status (ECOGPS) of 0 or 1

• Liver function categorized as Child-Pugh class A or B

• Stable non-hepatic metastases, such as skeletal, pulmonary, or lymph node metastases

• Hepatic tumor burden below 70%

• Expected survival duration exceeding six months

• Laboratory findings meeting specific criteria, including platelet count \>50×109 /L, hemoglobin \>8.0 g/dL, ANC count ≥1.5 × 109/L, bilirubin \<51 mmol/L, alanine and aspartate aminotransferase \<3 times the upper limit of the normal range, and serum creatinine \<1.5 times the upper limit of the normal range.

Locations
Other Locations
Islamic Republic of Iran
Pardis Noor Medical Imaging and Cancer Center
RECRUITING
Tehran
Contact Information
Primary
Shahram Akhlaghpoor, M.D
shahram_ak@yahoo.com
+9802192008808
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-06-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-04-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Experimental: Bevacizumab Transarterial Chemoembolization
The procedure commences with local disinfection and anesthesia, followed by a percutaneous right femoral artery puncture, performed using a modified Seldinger technique. A 5-F Simmons Ⅰ catheter was introduced through a vascular sheath and positioned in the common hepatic artery with the guidance of digital subtraction angiography to identify the tumor-supplying vessels. A 2.8-F microcatheter catheter was advanced into the vessel supplying the hepatic tumor. In cases of bilobar disease, the initial treatment focus was on the lobe with the greatest tumor burden, with the contralateral lobe addressed in a subsequent TACE session scheduled 4-6 weeks apart. In the standard TACE protocol ( hepaspheres are loaded with Irinotecan at 50 mg for colon metastases and Idarubicin at 10 mg for breast metastases), Bevacizumab 50 mg-loaded hepaspheres was added. The procedure was monitored under fluoroscopy until arterial flow stasis was achieved.
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Sponsors
Leads: Pardis Noor Medical Imaging and Cancer Center

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