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Assessment of Liver Cancer Response to TACE Using MultiHance-Enhanced MRI. (TACE)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00539253
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 4, 2007
Results First Posted : September 26, 2017
Last Update Posted : September 26, 2017
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Bracco Diagnostics, Inc
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This research is being done to find out if using the contrast agent MultiHance can be used to show how a liver tumor responds to the chemotherapy given during Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Drug: gadobenate dimeglumine (MultiHance) Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

MultiHance is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use as a contrast material for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of the central nervous system. It is believed that using MultiHance may be able to help doctors tell normal liver cells apart from active tumor and from tumor affected by the chemotherapy. In this way, MultiHance may improve the way patients with hepatocellular carcinoma are managed clinically.

We hypothesize that the Multi-Hance contrast material will provide better image definition of treated liver tumor(s) on MRI imaging in comparison to other commercially available contrast agents.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 45 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title: Assessment of Liver Cancer Response to Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE) Using Functional Triple-Phase MultiHance-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Study Start Date : September 2007
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 2013
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2013

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MedlinePlus related topics: Liver Cancer

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Gadobenate Dimeglumine (Multi Hance)
If patient did not participate in this study (by signing consent), they could receive any other contrast used routinely at this facility including the contrast used in this study
 Drug: gadobenate dimeglumine (MultiHance)
The contrast agent, gadobenate dimeglumine, will be used during MR imaging for both the baseline and 1 month f/u studies.
Other Name: MultiHance


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Nodule Size [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
    Maximal nodule size measured in centimeters

  2. Nodule Enhancement [ Time Frame: 3 month ]
    Percent area of nodule with enhancement


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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 80 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Outpatients between the ages of 18 - 80 seen in the cardiovascular and interventional radiology clinic who are scheduled for TACE.
  • International Normalized Ratio (INR) <1.4
  • Platelet count > 80,000

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Contraindications to TACE procedure
  • Unable to have an MRI Scan
  • Allergy or hypersensitivity reactions to gadolinium or any other ingredients, including benzyl alcohol
  • Patients with sickle cell anemia , hemoglobinopathies and other hemolytic anemias
  • Known clinical hypersensitivity or a history of asthma or allergic respiratory disorders
  • Patients with advanced renal failure (those currently requiring dialysis or with a Glomerular Filtration Rate<15cc/min)
  • Pregnancy
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Locations
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United States, Maryland
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
Sponsors and Collaborators
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Bracco Diagnostics, Inc
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Ihab Kamel The Johns Hopkins University
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Responsible Party: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00539253    
Other Study ID Numbers: J06108
NA_00003943 ( Other Identifier: Johns Hopkins I.R.B. )
First Posted: October 4, 2007    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: September 26, 2017
Last Update Posted: September 26, 2017
Last Verified: August 2017
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Keywords provided by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins:
liver cancer
transarterial chemoembolization
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Liver Neoplasms
Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
 Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Liver Diseases