View clinical trials related to Refractory Malignant Ascites.
Filter by:The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety/tolerability efficacy of oncolytic virotherapy combined with Tislelizumab for patients with refractory malignant ascites.
Assessment of effectiveness, safety and local immune activation of Oncolytic Viruses H101 in patients with refractory malignant ascites.
The refractory malignant ascites is a complication of advanced stages of many cancer types. It is characterized clinically by abdominal pressure sensation, shortness of breath and pelvic pain. Thus, it contributes to decreased quality of life for these patients in palliative care. Conventional treatment is based on paracentesis of ascites. The progression of the disease leads to increased production of ascites requiring more frequent paracentesis. Main therapeutic alternatives are constituted by the controversial use of diuretics and the use of an antibody inhibiting the activity of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF): bevacizumab. Catumaxomab, a monoclonal antibody anti-EpCAM and CD3, developed for the treatment of refractory malignant ascites showed no sufficient clinical benefit. VEGF is overexpressed in many tumors. VEGF causes an increase in capillary permeability and capillary filtration surface generating increased protein extravasation. These phenomena are responsible for an increase of the volume of ascites product. Thus the use of inhibitors of VEGF, such as bevacizumab, could reduce the production of ascites. The efficacy of bevacizumab to decrease the volume of ascites product was demonstrated on small animals in intraperitoneal administration. Studies in humans are few and the doses used are not consistent from one study to another.
Malignant ascites leads to significant morbidity in patients with terminal cancer. Paracentesis can provide relief, but repeat hospital visits, pain, and short duration of relief after paracentesis are detrimental to quality of life(QOL). Two devices are available as alternatives to paracentesis. The impact of either device on QOL has not fully been explored. A pilot nonrandomized trial measuring palliative care QOL and ascites symptom relief using validated survey instruments is proposed.
Malignant ascites often has a profound impact on the quality of life of cancer patients. Current treatments,including dietary, medical, and procedural are often temporary and unsatisfactory options in patients approaching the end of life. Intraperitoneal bevacizumab for the palliation of malignant ascites might be a novel choice for refractory malignant ascites.