Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosolized Chemotherapy With Mitomycin for the Treatment of Unresect… (NCT07271355) | Clinical Trial Compass
Not Yet RecruitingPhase 3
Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosolized Chemotherapy With Mitomycin for the Treatment of Unresectable Appendix or Colorectal Cancer With Peritoneal Metastases, The IMPACT Trial
United States129 participantsStarted 2026-07-01
Plain-language summary
This phase III trial studies how well pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy (PIPAC) with mitomycin works versus (vs) standard chemotherapy (leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil, and irinotecan hydrochloride \[FOLFIRI regimen\] plus bevacizumab) in treating patients with appendix or colorectal cancer that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) and has spread from where it first started (primary site) to the abdominal cavity (peritoneal metastases). PIPAC is a new therapeutic approach that is minimally invasive, does not require surgery (laparotomy), and can be frequently repeated. Chemotherapy is delivered as a pressurized mist directly inside the abdominal cavity (peritoneum) during a minimally invasive surgery called a laparoscopy. The pressure helps the chemotherapy absorb into the cancer tissue and spread more evenly. Mitomycin is an antibiotic used as a chemotherapy drug. It stops or slows the growth of cancer cells and other rapidly growing cells by damaging their deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Standard chemotherapy drugs, such as those in the FOLFIRI regimen, are given via infusion into a vein (intravenously), and work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Another standard intravenous drug, bevacizumab, is in a class of medications called antiangiogenic agents. It works by stopping the formation of blood vessels that bring oxygen and nutrients to tumor. This may slow the growth and spread of tumor. Giving mitomycin via PIPAC in combination with the standard FOLFIRI regimen, with or without bevacizumab, may work better than standard FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab alone in treating patients with unresectable appendix or colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Documented informed consent of the participant and/or legally authorized representative
* Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained per institutional guidelines
* Agreement to allow the use of archival tissue from diagnostic tumor biopsies
* If unavailable, exceptions may be granted with study principal investigator (PI) approval
* Age: ≥ 18 years
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
* Histologically or cytologically confirmed appendiceal or colorectal cancer peritoneal metastases
* No extraperitoneal metastases except lung ≤ 5 lesions with largest ≤ 1cm as identified on CT imaging or MRI. CT scan or MRI to assess measurable disease must have been completed within 28 days prior to registration
* Visible peritoneal metastatic disease on cross-sectional imaging or diagnostic laparoscopy (does not have to be measurable by RECIST (v1.1)
* Completed at least 4 months (8 cycles) of first-line standard-of-care oxaliplatin-based systemic therapy without progression of disease. Or completed less than 4 months of oxaliplatin based therapy due to intolerance and without progressive disease. Or progressed on first-line standard-of-care oxaliplatin-based systemic therapy. Permissible first-line systemic therapies include leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) or capecitabine and oxaliplatin (XELOX) or fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin and irinotecan (FOLFOXIRI). Receipt of anti-EGFR, anti-VEGF, or an…
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What they're measuring
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Overall survival (OS)
Timeframe: From randomization to death from any cause, assessed up to 5 years