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A randomised trial of intravenous versus intrahepatic arterial 5-Flurouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin for colorectal liver metastases
ISRCTN ISRCTN78734883
DOI 10.1186/ISRCTN78734883
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT00002692
EudraCT number
Public title A randomised trial of intravenous versus intrahepatic arterial 5-Flurouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin for colorectal liver metastases
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source CR05
Study hypothesis To compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous and intrahepatic arterial infusion of 5-FU and leucovorin.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Colorectal cancer
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum, confined to the liver, and not amenable to surgery or found to be unresectable during surgery
2. No previous treatment with 5-FU with the exception of adjuvant therapy (eg AXIS or QUASAR studies) completed more than 12 months prior to study entry
3. Adequate bone marrow function with platelets more than 100 x 10 to the power of 9 per litre; White Blood Count (WBC) more than 3.0 x 10 to the power of 9 per litre and neutrophils more than 1.5 x 10 to the power of 9 per litre at the time of study entry
4. No concurrent uncontrolled medical illness (eg uncontrolled heart failure, angina, infection, etc)
5. Life expectancy more than 3 months
6. WHO performance status 0, 1 or 2
7. Bilirubin less than 50 micromoles per litre
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration
Anticipated start date 16/12/1994
Anticipated end date 31/08/2000
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 290
Interventions Intrahepatic arterial infusion of 5-FU/leucovorin
Primary outcome measure(s) Survival time
Secondary outcome measure(s) Quality of life, objective tumour response, duration of response, toxicity.
Sources of funding Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Trial website
Publications 2003 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12573372
Contact name Dr  Dionne  Cain
  Address MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode NW1 2DA
  Country United Kingdom
  Email
Sponsor Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
  Address 20 Park Crescent
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode W1B 1AL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7636 5422
  Fax +44 (0)20 7436 6179
  Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk
Date applied 06/04/2000
Last edited 31/07/2009
Date ISRCTN assigned 06/04/2000
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