Overview

Chemoembolization in Treating Patients With Primary Liver Cancer or Metastases to the Liver

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Chemoembolization kills tumor cells by blocking the blood flow to the tumor and keeping chemotherapy drugs near the tumor. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of chemoembolization in treating patients who have primary liver cancer or metastases to the liver that cannot be surgically removed.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Treatments:
Cisplatin
Doxorubicin
Liposomal doxorubicin
Mitomycin
Mitomycins