Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a non-thermal tumour ablation modality. It consists of the local potentiation, by means of local reversible electroporation of tumour tissues, of the antitumor activity of non-permeant or poorly permeant anticancer drugs already possessing intrinsic cytotoxicity. ECT has proved to be effective in the treatment of various cutaneous tumour nodules of any origin. Mostly ECT is offered to patients in case of multiple cutaneous metastases, when they cannot be excised, due to their number or localization. This study investigate the application of ECT in the treatment of liver metastases from colorectal adenocarcinoma, for which other thermal cytoreductive methods would be risky compared to the supposed expected clinical benefits.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
5
Safety and feasibility evaluation of Electrochemotherapy treatment of liver metastasesSafety and feasibility evaluation of Electrochemotherapy treatment of liver metastases as meaured by unexpected intraoperative adverse events
Safety and feasibility evaluation of Electrochemotherapy treatment of liver metastases as meaured by unexpected intraoperative adverse events and related postoperative complications.
Time frame: 24 hours from Electrochemotherapy treatment
Overall survival
Time frame: 6 months from Electrochemotherapy treatment
Disease free survival
Time frame: 6 months from Electrochemotherapy treatment
Quality of Life (Karnofsky performance status)
Time frame: 30 days and 6 months from ECT treatment
Objective response evaluation of treated liver metastases following RECIST criteria
Time frame: 30 days and 6 months from Electrochemotherapy treatment
Toxicity of Electrochemotherapy treatment of liver metastases as meaured by unexpected postoperative complications related to treatment
Time frame: 7 days
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