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NCT00019786 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Isolated Hepatic Perfusion With Melphalan in Treating Patients With Primary Unresectable Liver Cancer or Liver Metastases

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC).

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
67
Enrollment target

NCT00019786: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC).

NCT00019786 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC). The registered enrollment target is 67 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (50% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00019786, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC).

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
67 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well isolated hepatic perfusion with melphalan works in treating patients with primary unresectable liver cancer or liver metastases.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE conventional surgery
  • DRUG melphalan
  • DRUG isolated perfusion

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 67 participants
Start Date 1999-08
Est. Completion 2006-01
Phase Phase 2

What the finished NCT00019786 record still lists

NCT00019786 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 67 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (50% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which conventional surgery is the first listed.

NCT00019786 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00019786 about?

NCT00019786 is a clinical study titled "Isolated Hepatic Perfusion With Melphalan in Treating Patients With Primary Unresectable Liver Cancer or Liver Metastases". RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well isolated hepatic perfusion with melphalan works in treating patients wi...

What is the current status of trial NCT00019786?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 67 participants. The study started on 1999-08. Estimated completion is 2006-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00019786?

The interventions under investigation include: conventional surgery (PROCEDURE), melphalan (DRUG), isolated perfusion (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00019786?

This trial is sponsored by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC), which has 338 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00019786's enrollment target sits among peer trials

67 974th of 2000 higher than 1,026 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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