Mid-Atlantic Research Group Single-Operator Cholangioscopic Assessment of Biliary Strictures

Biliary Tract Neoplasms Clinical Trial

— SOCABS  

Official title:

Mid-Atlantic Research Group Single-Operator Cholangioscopic Assessment of Biliary Strictures

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02615210
• Other study ID #: 23154
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2015
• Est. completion date: November 2018

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: Temple University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if cholangioscopically-directed biopsies provide a higher diagnostic yield for malignancy in the setting of indeterminate biliary strictures when compared to standard means of sampling.

Description:

Biliary strictures in the absence of a mass are a clinical challenge, as current accepted means of sampling provide suboptimal accuracy. Both biliary brushings for cytology and fluoroscopically-directed biopsies produce highly-variable results. Endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration has also been employed with variable results. An additional modality, using a single-operator cholangioscope during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to obtain cholangioscopically-directed biopsies offers promise in increasing the yield of sampling. Initial observational studies have shown an improved diagnostic yield, but the technique has not been tested in a randomized, medical effectiveness study to better characterize its actual clinical impact. We aim to compare the technique of biopsy-on-biopsy derived sampling via single-operator cholangioscopy with standard fluoroscopically-directed biopsies and brushings in a pilot study. We also aim to perform a medical effectiveness study on the early use of single-operator cholangioscopically (SOC) in the evaluation of undiagnosed biliary strictures.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 3
• Est. completion date: November 2018
• Est. primary completion date: November 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age greater than or equal to 18 years
• Presence of indeterminate biliary strictures with clinical indications for ERCP. Strictures are considered indeterminate when evaluation including cross-sectional imaging is non-diagnostic. Patients who have previously undergone ERCP with sampling will be included, as well as those who have not previously undergone ERCP.
• Strictures located above the intrapancreatic bile duct
• The Subject's physician determines and ERCP is clinically indicated
• Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior enrollment in the study or another study evaluating biliary strictures
• Presence of extrahepatic malignancy or previously-diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma
• Pregnancy
• At-risk populations including prisoners and mentally challenged
• Unwilling to provide informed consent
• Medically unfit to undergo ERCP
• History of liver transplant

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Biliary Tract Neoplasms

Intervention

Device:
• SOC-directed biopsies using the SpyGlass System
The cholangioscopy procedure with the SpyGlass System is performed by a single operator with the SpyScope Access and Delivery Catheter positioned just below the operating channel of the duodenoscope. SpyBite Biopsy Forceps guided by the SpyScope Catheter are introduced and endoscopic-guided biopsy is taken at the level of the stricture. Target lesions will be identified under direct visualization using the SOC system, and 6-8 bites will be performed with the SpyBite forceps. Once SOC-directed biopsies are obtained, the SOC system will be withdrawn into the working channel of the duodenoscope and removed Patient will be contacted monthly to determine if they have undergone any additional procedures and to record potential adverse events.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (6)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Temple University	Geisinger Clinic, McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Thomas Jefferson University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

References & Publications (15)

Chen YK, Parsi MA, Binmoeller KF, Hawes RH, Pleskow DK, Slivka A, Haluszka O, Petersen BT, Sherman S, Deviere J, Meisner S, Stevens PD, Costamagna G, Ponchon T, Peetermans JA, Neuhaus H. Single-operator cholangioscopy in patients requiring evaluation of bile duct disease or therapy of biliary stones (with videos). Gastrointest Endosc. 2011 Oct;74(4):805-14. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.04.016. Epub 2011 Jul 18. — View Citation

Chen YK, Pleskow DK. SpyGlass single-operator peroral cholangiopancreatoscopy system for the diagnosis and therapy of bile-duct disorders: a clinical feasibility study (with video). Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 May;65(6):832-41. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.01.025. — View Citation

Cote GA, Sherman S. Biliary stricture and negative cytology: what next? Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Sep;9(9):739-43. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.04.011. Epub 2011 Apr 22. No abstract available. — View Citation

de Bellis M, Fogel EL, Sherman S, Watkins JL, Chappo J, Younger C, Cramer H, Lehman GA. Influence of stricture dilation and repeat brushing on the cancer detection rate of brush cytology in the evaluation of malignant biliary obstruction. Gastrointest Endosc. 2003 Aug;58(2):176-82. doi: 10.1067/mge.2003.345. — View Citation

De Bellis M, Sherman S, Fogel EL, Cramer H, Chappo J, McHenry L Jr, Watkins JL, Lehman GA. Tissue sampling at ERCP in suspected malignant biliary strictures (Part 1). Gastrointest Endosc. 2002 Oct;56(4):552-61. doi: 10.1067/mge.2002.128132. No abstract available. — View Citation

de Bellis M, Sherman S, Fogel EL, Cramer H, Chappo J, McHenry L Jr, Watkins JL, Lehman GA. Tissue sampling at ERCP in suspected malignant biliary strictures (Part 2). Gastrointest Endosc. 2002 Nov;56(5):720-30. doi: 10.1067/mge.2002.129219. No abstract available. — View Citation

Draganov PV, Chauhan S, Wagh MS, Gupte AR, Lin T, Hou W, Forsmark CE. Diagnostic accuracy of conventional and cholangioscopy-guided sampling of indeterminate biliary lesions at the time of ERCP: a prospective, long-term follow-up study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Feb;75(2):347-53. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.09.020. — View Citation

Draganov PV, Lin T, Chauhan S, Wagh MS, Hou W, Forsmark CE. Prospective evaluation of the clinical utility of ERCP-guided cholangiopancreatoscopy with a new direct visualization system. Gastrointest Endosc. 2011 May;73(5):971-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.01.003. Epub 2011 Mar 17. — View Citation

Fogel EL, deBellis M, McHenry L, Watkins JL, Chappo J, Cramer H, Schmidt S, Lazzell-Pannell L, Sherman S, Lehman GA. Effectiveness of a new long cytology brush in the evaluation of malignant biliary obstruction: a prospective study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Jan;63(1):71-7. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2005.08.039. — View Citation

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Kipp BR, Stadheim LM, Halling SA, Pochron NL, Harmsen S, Nagorney DM, Sebo TJ, Therneau TM, Gores GJ, de Groen PC, Baron TH, Levy MJ, Halling KC, Roberts LR. A comparison of routine cytology and fluorescence in situ hybridization for the detection of malignant bile duct strictures. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Sep;99(9):1675-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30281.x. — View Citation

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Ramchandani M, Reddy DN, Gupta R, Lakhtakia S, Tandan M, Darisetty S, Sekaran A, Rao GV. Role of single-operator peroral cholangioscopy in the diagnosis of indeterminate biliary lesions: a single-center, prospective study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2011 Sep;74(3):511-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.04.034. Epub 2011 Jul 7. — View Citation

Siddiqui AA, Mehendiratta V, Jackson W, Loren DE, Kowalski TE, Eloubeidi MA. Identification of cholangiocarcinoma by using the Spyglass Spyscope system for peroral cholangioscopy and biopsy collection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 May;10(5):466-71; quiz e48. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.12.021. Epub 2011 Dec 16. — View Citation

Weilert F, Bhat YM, Binmoeller KF, Kane S, Jaffee IM, Shaw RE, Cameron R, Hashimoto Y, Shah JN. EUS-FNA is superior to ERCP-based tissue sampling in suspected malignant biliary obstruction: results of a prospective, single-blind, comparative study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2014 Jul;80(1):97-104. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.12.031. Epub 2014 Feb 19. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of malignant diagnoses across hree-sample techniques (Spy bite, forceps biopsy, brushings)	Accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of the three-sample technique (Spy bite, forceps biopsy, brushings) compared to the two-sample technique (forceps biopsy and brushing) in differentiating malignant from benign biliary strictures	72 Hours
Secondary	Number of patients who receive additional diagnostic studies without receiving a cancer diagnosis	Patients who receive a repeat ERCP with sampling, cross-sectional imaging, EUS-FNA, IR-guided biopsies, laparoscopy	1 year
Secondary	Endoscopic Satisfaction with SOC-directed biopsy	Endoscopist subjective outcomes using a Likert scale 1-5; Ease of obtaining the biopsies; Confidence that the biopsy was taken from the target lesion; Confidence that an adequate sample was obtained from the biopsy; Clinical impression of malignant disease	2 hours
Secondary	Time from procedure to the initiation of treatment (in cases of malignancy)		1 year