Anatomical Resection of Liver MetAstases iN patIents With RAS-mutated Colorectal Cancer (ARMANI)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04678583

Recruitment Status : Recruiting

First Posted : December 22, 2020

Last Update Posted : February 16, 2024

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Sponsor:

Collaborators:

KKS Dresden

German Cancer Research Center

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Technische Universität Dresden

Study Description

Brief Summary:

the ARMANI trial will test the hypothesis, if an anatomic resection (AR) improves long-term outcome vs. a non-anatomical resection (NAR) in patients undergoing surgery for RAS-mutated colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM).

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Colorectal Liver Metastasis	Procedure: Resection of colorectal liver metastases	Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

Despite increasing application and success of personalized treatment in medical oncology, little progress has been made in personalized surgical cancer therapy. The ARMANI trial presents the first prospective, randomized trial to evaluate effectiveness and safety of molecular-guided resection in patients with colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM). While CRLM might be removed independently of the liver's segmental borders, retrospective data favor anatomic resections in the subgroup of patients with a mutation in the RAS oncogene. Therefore, the ARMANI trial will test the hypothesis, if an anatomic resection (AR) improves long-term outcome vs. a non-anatomical resection (NAR) in patients undergoing surgery for RAS-mutated CRLM. The trial will be carried out among 11 high-volume centers of hepato-biliary surgery in Germany. A total of 220 patients will be enrolled and randomized in a 1:1 ratio to undergo an AR vs. NAR. The primary endpoint is intrahepatic disease-free survival (iDFS). In addition, the study will provide important data on perioperative outcomes and quality of life for both surgical techniques. Given the trend among liver surgeons to aim for parenchymal-sparing operations to preserve liver parenchyma, a positive trial will be practice changing and present the first piece of high-level evidence on benefits of personalized surgical therapy guided by the tumor's mutational profile in patients with CRLM.

Study Design

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Study Type :	Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment :	240 participants
Allocation:	Randomized
Intervention Model:	Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description:	Randomized, controlled, patient and observer-blinded, confirmatory trial
Masking:	Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:	Treatment
Official Title:	Anatomical Resection of Liver MetAstases iN patIents With RAS-mutated Colorectal Cancer
Actual Study Start Date :	January 1, 2021
Estimated Primary Completion Date :	December 2027
Estimated Study Completion Date :	December 2027

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: A - Anatomical resection removal of the entire, tumor-bearing liver segment(s)	Procedure: Resection of colorectal liver metastases Comparison of two liver surgery methods
Active Comparator: B - Non-anatomical resection metastasectomy with a margin of healthy liver tissue irrespective of segmental borders	Procedure: Resection of colorectal liver metastases Comparison of two liver surgery methods

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

Intrahepatic disease-free survival (iDFS) [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
Time from operation date to date of disease recurrence in the liver, followed up at intervals of three months for a maximum duration of 24 months or until death. Any new, solid lesion in the liver after resection of all CRLM that fulfils imaging criteria (CT, MRI) of a metastasis is counted as an iDFS event.

Secondary Outcome Measures :

Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Intraoperative blood loss [mL] [ Time Frame: During surgery ]
Intraoperative blood loss presents the amount of blood lost from skin incision until skin closure. Spilling water and ascites will be subtracted. Swabs will be squeezed and their content will also be sucked and added to the fluid collected in the suction containers.
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Operating time [min] [ Time Frame: During surgery ]
Time from skin incision until placement of last skin staple/suture.
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Transfusion of blood, transfused packed red blood cells (PRBC), fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and / or platelet concentrate (PC) [units] [ Time Frame: 48 hours after surgery ]
Administration of blood transfusions is documented for the intra- and postoperative period within 48 hours postoperatively.
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Duration of postoperative hospital stay [days] [ Time Frame: At day of discharge, assessed up to 90 days ]
Postoperative day 1 until day of discharge
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Duration of postoperative intermediate/intensive care unit stay [days] [ Time Frame: At day of discharge, assessed up to 90 days ]
Days on the intermediate care unit (IMC) or intensive care unit (ICU) after surgery. Patient's stay in the recovery room exceeding 24 hours is counted as ICU stay
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Frequency of peri-operative morbidity after resection [ Time Frame: 90 days after surgery ]
Frequency of peri-operative complications after resection of the primary tumor
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Kind of peri-operative morbidity after resection [ Time Frame: 90 days after surgery ]
Kind of peri-operative complications after resection of the primary tumor
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: 90-day mortality [ Time Frame: 90 days after surgery ]
Death due to any cause within 90 days after surgery
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Liver biochemical tests: Platelet count [ Time Frame: pre-operatively, 5 days after surgery ]
Platelet count will be measured preoperatively and on postoperative day 5
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Liver biochemical tests: Alanine-aminotransferase [ Time Frame: pre-operatively, 5 days after surgery ]
Levels of alanine-aminotransferase (ALT) will be measured preoperatively and on postoperative day 5
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Liver biochemical tests: aspartate-aminotransferase [ Time Frame: pre-operatively, 5 days after surgery ]
Levels of aspartate-aminotransferase (AST) will be measured preoperatively and on postoperative day 5
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Liver biochemical tests: Gamma-glutamyl transferase [ Time Frame: pre-operatively, 5 days after surgery ]
Levels of Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) will be measured preoperatively and on postoperative day 5
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Liver biochemical tests: International normalized ratio [ Time Frame: pre-operatively, 5 days after surgery ]
Levels of international normalized ratio (INR) will be measured preoperatively and on postoperative day 5
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Liver biochemical tests: Total bilirubin [ Time Frame: pre-operatively, 5 days after surgery ]
Levels of total bilirubin will be measured preoperatively and on postoperative day 5
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Liver biochemical tests: Albumin [ Time Frame: pre-operatively, 5 days after surgery ]
Levels of albumin will be measured preoperatively and on postoperative day 5
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Frequency invasive re-interventions [ Time Frame: 30 days after surgery ]
Invasive re-interventions such as placement of interventional drains, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with stent placement, chest tube placement, and re-laparotomy within 30 days after the index operation or during patients' initial hospital stay
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Kind of invasive re-interventions [ Time Frame: 30 days after surgery ]
Invasive re-interventions such as placement of interventional drains, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with stent placement, chest tube placement, and re-laparotomy within 30 days after the index operation or during patients' initial hospital stay
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Number of patients with positive resection margins [ Time Frame: During surgery ]
Detection of tumor at the resection margin will be counted as positive resection margin
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Frequency of Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: 24 month ]
The overall survival of all patients is assessed between operation date to date of death of any cause
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Frequency of cancer-specific survival (CSS) [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
The cancer-specific survival of all patients is assessed between operation date to date of death of colorectal cancer
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Frequency of disease-free survival (DFS) [ Time Frame: 24 month ]
The disease-free survival of all patients is assessed from operation date to the date of either progressive or recurrent disease, or death of any cause
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Administration of adjuvant therapy [y/n] [ Time Frame: 24 month ]
Adjuvant therapy is not recommended. However, the decision for adjuvant therapy is left at discretion of the local oncologist. The administration of adjuvant therapy and kind of chemotherapy protocols used will be documented for both groups.
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Frequency of oncological Re-interventions [y/n] [ Time Frame: 24 month ]
Frequency of interventions for treatment of intra- and/or extrahepatic disease recurrence will be documented. These interventions include: Chemotherapy, Surgical resection, Local ablation (e.g. radiofrequency or microwave ablation, stereotactic irradiation), Selective internal radiotherapy (SIRT), other
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Kind of oncological Re-interventions [y/n] [ Time Frame: 24 month ]
Kind of interventions for treatment of intra- and/or extrahepatic disease recurrence will be documented. These interventions include: Chemotherapy, Surgical resection, Local ablation (e.g. radiofrequency or microwave ablation, stereotactic irradiation), Selective internal radiotherapy (SIRT), other
Assessment of additional oncological and perioperative outcomes: Assessment of "Quality of life" (QoL) [ Time Frame: 12 month ]
Quality of life is measured preoperatively and at 90 days (± 7 days) and 12 months (± 7 days) postoperatively using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer; Questionnaire for the assessment of Quality of Life of Cancer patients with the module dedicated to colorectal liver metastases (EORTC QLQ-LMC21); the questionnaire assesses multi-item scales, each item scoring from 1 to 4, a high score represents a high level of symptomatology or problems.

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Colorectal cancer with RAS mutation (KRAS or NRAS)
Colorectal liver metastases (single or multiple)
Planned R0 resection of liver metastases (and primary tumor, if present)
Anatomical and non-anatomical liver resection technically feasible
Male and female patients, age ≥ 18 years
Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Extrahepatic metastases
Planned staged liver resection (e.g. two-stage hepatectomy)
Diagnosis of another cancer < 5 years prior to randomization Exceptions: curatively treated in situ cervical cancer, curatively resected non-melanoma skin cancer
Expected lack of compliance
Addiction or other illnesses which do not allow the person concerned to assess the nature and extent of the clinical trial and its possible consequences

Contacts and Locations

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Contacts

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Contact: Jürgen Weitz, Prof Dr med	+49-(0)351 458 4850	juergen.weitz@ukdd.de

Locations

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Germany
Department of Surgery at the University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University	Recruiting
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 68167
Department of Gastrointestinal-, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden	Recruiting
Dresden, Saxony, Germany, 01307
Contact: Jürgen Weitz, Prof Dr med
Contact: Secretary +49-(0)351 458 4850
Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin Berlin	Recruiting
Berlin, Germany
Clinic and Polyclinic for General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Bonn	Recruiting
Bonn, Germany
Surgical Clinic, Municipal Hospital Braunschweig gGmbH	Recruiting
Braunschweig, Germany
Cancer Center, Helios Amper-Hospital Dachau	Recruiting
Dachau, Germany
Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Municipal Hospital Dresden	Recruiting
Dresden, Germany
Clinic for General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf	Recruiting
Düsseldorf, Germany
Surgical Clinic, University Hospital Erlangen	Recruiting
Erlangen, Germany
Clinic for General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main	Recruiting
Frankfurt, Germany
Department for General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg	Recruiting
Freiburg, Germany
JLU Gießen, Department for General, Visceral, Thoracic and Transplant Surgery	Not yet recruiting
Gießen, Germany
Clinic and Polyclinic for General Surgery, Department of Gastrointestinal, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Greifswald, University Hospital Greifswald	Recruiting
Greifswald, Germany
Clinic for General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University	Recruiting
Göttingen, Germany
University Hospital and Polyclinic for Visceral, Vascular and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital Halle (Saale)	Recruiting
Halle (Saale), Germany
Center for Surgical Medicine - Clinic and Polyclinic for General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf	Recruiting
Hamburg, Germany
Department of Liver, Bile Duct and Pancreas Surgery, University Department of surgery, Asklepios Klinik Barmbek	Recruiting
Hamburg, Germany
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery	Recruiting
Hannover, Germany
Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg	Recruiting
Heidelberg, Germany
General Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Jena University Medical Center	Recruiting
Jena, Germany
Clinic for Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Lübeck Campus	Recruiting
Lübeck, Germany
University Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg	Recruiting
Magdeburg, Germany
Clinic for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz	Recruiting
Mainz, Germany
LMU Munich Hospital, Clinic for General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery	Not yet recruiting
Munich, Germany
Department Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Barmherzige Brüder gGmbH of the Hospital Barmherzige Brüder Munich	Recruiting
München, Germany
Department of Surgery, University Hospital rechts der Isar	Recruiting
München, Germany
Clinic for General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University of Münster	Recruiting
Münster, Germany
University Hospital for General and Visceral Surgery, Oldenburg Hospital	Recruiting
Oldenburg, Germany
Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University of Tübingen, Comprehensive Cancer Center	Recruiting
Tübingen, Germany
Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center	Recruiting
Ulm, Germany
General and Visceral Surgery, Helios University Medical Center Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke	Recruiting
Wuppertal, Germany
Department for General, Visceral, Transplant, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, Julius-Maximilian-University Würzburg, University Hospital Würzburg	Recruiting
Würzburg, Germany

Sponsors and Collaborators

Technische Universität Dresden

KKS Dresden

German Cancer Research Center

Investigators

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Principal Investigator:	Jürgen Weitz, Prof Dr med	Department of Gastrointestinal-, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital CGC
Principal Investigator:	Nuh Rahbari, Prof Dr med	Allgemein- und Viszeralchirugie, University Hospital Ulm

More Information

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Responsible Party:	Technische Universität Dresden
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT04678583
Other Study ID Numbers:	VTG-08
First Posted:	December 22, 2020 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	February 16, 2024
Last Verified:	February 2024
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD:	Undecided

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:	No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:	No

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

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Neoplasm Metastasis Liver Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms	Digestive System Diseases Neoplastic Processes Pathologic Processes Liver Diseases

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