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NCT05863195RecruitingPhase 3

Testing Pump Chemotherapy in Addition to Standard of Care Chemotherapy Versus Standard of Care Chemotherapy Alone for Patients With Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: The PUMP Trial

A Randomized Phase III Study of Systemic Therapy With or Without Hepatic Arterial Infusion for Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: The PUMP Trial

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 24 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This phase III trial compares hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) (pump chemotherapy) in addition to standard of care chemotherapy versus standard of care chemotherapy alone in treating patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver (liver metastases) and cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). HAI uses a catheter to carry a tumor-killing chemotherapy drug called floxuridine directly into the liver. HAI is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in metastatic colorectal cancer to the liver, but it is only available at a small number of hospitals, and most of the time it is not used until standard chemotherapy stops working. Standard chemotherapy drugs 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. Adding HAI to standard chemotherapy may be effective in shrinking or stabilizing unresectable colorectal liver metastases.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
408 (estimated)
First submitted
9 May 2023
Start date
10 Apr 2024
Primary completion date
30 Jun 2029
Lead sponsor
ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
NCT number
NCT05863195

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Planned participants: 408
  • From 10 Apr 2024 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2029
  • 62 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Who the study is looking for

  • Patient must be \>= 18 years of age
  • Patient must have confirmed unresectable liver confined metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).
    • Patient must not have radiographically or clinically evident extrahepatic disease (including but not limited to radiographically positive periportal lymph nodes).
    • NOTE: Patients found to have positive periportal nodes at the time of HAI placement can remain on study.
    • Patient may have calcified pulmonary nodules, and/or =\< 5 indeterminate and stable (for a minimum of 3 months on chemotherapy) pulmonary nodules each measuring =\< 6 mm in maximal axial dimension.
    • Patient's primary tumor may be in place
  • Patient must have received previous first-line chemotherapy that meets one of the following three criteria: a) have received at least 6 but no more than 12 cycles of first-line cytotoxic chemotherapy (where 1 cycle = 14 days) OR b) have received at least 4 but no more than 8 cycles of first-line cytotoxic chemotherapy (where 1 cycle = 21 days) OR c) have developed new colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) within 12 months of completing adjuvant systemic therapy for stage II-III colorectal cancer.
    • NOTE: First-line chemotherapy may have included any of the following regimens as listed in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines: leucovorin calcium (folinic acid), fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) (or equivalent), leucovorin calcium (calcium folinate), 5-fluorouracil, and irinotecan (FOLFIRI) (or equivalent), leucovorin calcium (calcium folinate), 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan (FOLFOXIRI), each with or without any of the following: bevacizumab, cetuximab, or panitumumab
  • Patient must have measurable disease
  • Patients who have disease progression, in the judgement of the treating multidisciplinary team, are not eligible.
    • This requirement does not apply to patients who developed new colorectal liver metastases within 12 months of completing adjuvant systemic therapy for stage II-III colorectal cancer
  • Patient must meet the following criteria for technical unresectability:
    • A margin-negative resection requires resection of three hepatic veins, both portal veins, or the retrohepatic vena cava OR a resection that leaves less than two adequately perfused and drained segments.
    • NOTE: Institutional multidisciplinary review is required to confirm unresectability and rule out radiographically positive extrahepatic disease.
    • NOTE: Patients who are deemed technically resectable but simultaneous biologically unresectable are not eligible.
  • Patient must undergo multiphase imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis inclusive of CT and/or MRI angiography to confirm acceptable hepatic arterial anatomy for HAI and to rule out extrahepatic disease within 28 days prior to randomization.
    • NOTE: If the patient had remote liver-arterial phase imaging greater than 4 weeks from randomization, then only a single phase (portal venous) intravenous contrasted staging CT and/or MRI of the chest/abdomen/pelvis is required.
  • Patient must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0-1 and be clinically fit to undergo surgery as determined by the pre-operative evaluation.
  • Patient must not have a liver tumor burden exceeding 70% of total liver volume.
  • Patient must not have had prior radiation to the liver (prior radiation therapy to the pelvis is acceptable if completed at least 2 weeks prior to randomization).
  • Patient must not have had prior trans-arterial bland embolization, chemoembolization (TACE) or radioembolization (TARE).
  • Patient must not have had prior treatment with HAI/floxuridine (FUDR)
  • Patient must not have microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) colorectal cancer.
  • Patient must not have CRLM that could be resected with 2-stage hepatectomy, including associating liver partition and portal vein ligation (ALPPS).
  • Patient must not have an active infection, serious or non-healing active wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
  • Patient must not have any serious medical problems which would preclude receiving the protocol treatment or would interfere with the cooperation with the requirements of this trial.
  • Patient must not have cirrhosis and/or clinical or radiographic evidence of portal hypertension
  • Patient must not be pregnant or breast-feeding due to the potential harm to an unborn fetus and possible risk for adverse events in nursing infants with the treatment regimens being used.
    • All patients of childbearing potential must have a blood test or urine study within 14 days prior to randomization to rule out pregnancy.
    • A patient of childbearing potential is defined as anyone, regardless of whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months)
  • Patient must not expect to conceive or father children by using accepted and effective method(s) of contraception or by abstaining from sexual intercourse for the duration of their participation in the study.
  • Leukocytes \>= 3,000/mcL (obtained =\< 28 days prior to protocol randomization)
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,500/mcL (obtained =\< 28 days prior to protocol randomization)
  • Platelets \>= 100,000/mcL (obtained =\< 28 days prior to protocol randomization)
  • Total Bilirubin =\< 1.5 mg/dL (obtained =\< 28 days prior to protocol randomization)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT)(serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 3.0 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (obtained =\< 28 days prior to protocol randomization)
  • Creatinine =\< 1.5 x institutional ULN OR creatinine clearance \>= 50 mL/min calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault method (obtained =\< 28 days prior to protocol randomization)
  • Calcium \>= institutional lower limit of normal (LLN)
  • Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months of randomization are eligible for this trial. Testing for HIV is not required for entry onto the study

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (62)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
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AllentownUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
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Ann ArborUnited StatesRecruiting
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
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AtlantaUnited StatesRecruiting
Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
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AtlantaUnited StatesRecruiting
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
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AuroraUnited StatesRecruiting
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Aventura
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AventuraUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
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Basking RidgeUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
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BirminghamUnited StatesWithdrawn
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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BuffaloUnited StatesRecruiting
IU Health North Hospital
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CarmelUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
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ChicagoUnited StatesRecruiting
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Old Irving Park
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ChicagoUnited StatesRecruiting
Northwestern University
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ChicagoUnited StatesRecruiting
Siteman Cancer Center at Saint Peters Hospital
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City of Saint PetersUnited StatesWithdrawn
Case Western Reserve University
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ClevelandUnited StatesActive, not recruiting
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
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ColumbusUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
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CommackUnited StatesRecruiting
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables
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Coral GablesUnited StatesRecruiting
Siteman Cancer Center at West County Hospital
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Creve CoeurUnited StatesWithdrawn
UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center - RedBird
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DallasUnited StatesRecruiting
Parkland Memorial Hospital
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DallasUnited StatesRecruiting
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
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DallasUnited StatesRecruiting
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach
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Deerfield BeachUnited StatesRecruiting
Duke University Medical Center
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DurhamUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
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East White PlainsUnited StatesRecruiting
Saint Vincent Hospital
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ErieUnited StatesRecruiting
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Fort Worth
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Fort WorthUnited StatesRecruiting
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
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GilbertUnited StatesRecruiting
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth Hospital
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Grand RapidsUnited StatesRecruiting
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Hollywood
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HollywoodUnited StatesRecruiting
Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
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IndianapolisUnited StatesRecruiting
Jefferson Hospital
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Jefferson HillsUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
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LexingtonUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - Eastpark Medical Center
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MadisonUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
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MadisonUnited StatesRecruiting
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Kendall
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MiamiUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
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MiamiUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
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MiddletownUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center
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MinneapolisUnited StatesRecruiting
Forbes Hospital
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MonroevilleUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
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MontvaleUnited StatesRecruiting
Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
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NashvilleUnited StatesRecruiting
Mount Sinai Hospital
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New YorkUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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New YorkUnited StatesRecruiting
Fox Chase Cancer Center
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesRecruiting
Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix
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PhoenixUnited StatesRecruiting
West Penn Hospital
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PittsburghUnited StatesRecruiting
Allegheny General Hospital
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PittsburghUnited StatesRecruiting
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Plantation
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PlantationUnited StatesRecruiting
Oregon Health and Science University
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PortlandUnited StatesRecruiting
Duke Cancer Center Raleigh
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RaleighUnited StatesRecruiting
UT Southwestern Clinical Center at Richardson/Plano
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RichardsonUnited StatesRecruiting
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
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RochesterUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Hospital East
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ShilohUnited StatesWithdrawn
Siteman Cancer Center-South County
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St LouisUnited StatesWithdrawn
Siteman Cancer Center at Christian Hospital
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St LouisUnited StatesWithdrawn
Washington University School of Medicine
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St LouisUnited StatesWithdrawn
Banner Boswell Medical Center
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Sun CityUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
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UniondaleUnited StatesRecruiting
Wexford Health and Wellness Pavilion
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WexfordUnited StatesRecruiting
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
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Winston-SalemUnited StatesRecruiting
Saint Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
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YoungstownUnited StatesRecruiting

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