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NCT00089401 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Isolated Hepatic Perfusion With Melphalan in Treating Patients With Unresectable Colorectal Cancer That Has Metastasized to the Liver

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

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
8
Enrollment target

NCT00089401: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC).

NCT00089401 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC). The registered enrollment target is 8 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00089401, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC).

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
8 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving chemotherapy 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 unresectable colorectal cancer that has metastasized to the liver.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE conventional surgery
  • DRUG melphalan
  • DRUG isolated perfusion

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 8 participants
Start Date 2004-07
Est. Completion 2008-03
Phase Phase 2

What the finished NCT00089401 record still lists

NCT00089401 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 8 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower).

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

NCT00089401 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00089401 about?

NCT00089401 is a clinical study titled "Isolated Hepatic Perfusion With Melphalan in Treating Patients With Unresectable Colorectal Cancer That Has Metastasized to the Liver". RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving chemotherapy drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well isolated hepatic perfusion with me...

What is the current status of trial NCT00089401?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 8 participants. The study started on 2004-07. Estimated completion is 2008-03.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00089401?

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

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00089401?

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 NCT00089401's enrollment target sits among peer trials

8 1990th of 2000 higher than 5 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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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00089401, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00089401 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.