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Brief Title: Drug-Eluting Bead, Irinotecan Therapy for Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma w/Concomitant Gemcitabine and Cisplatin or Carboplatin
Official Title: Comparative, Prospective, Open-labeled, Randomized Phase II Study of Cisplatin or Carboplatin With Gemcitabine in Combination With Irinotecan-loaded Beads (LC or ONCOZENE) Versus Cisplatin or Carboplatin With Gemcitabine Alone in the Treatment of Patients With Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Study ID: NCT01648023
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to find out if the combination of trans-arterial chemoembolization (LC or ONCOZENE BEAD) plus infusional chemotherapy is safe and more effective than just receiving the infusional chemotherapy alone.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Name: Robert Martin, MD, PhD
Affiliation: University of Louisville
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR