Clinical trial · Interventional
Safety and Effectiveness of MPCD Therapy on the Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusion
Safety and Effectiveness of Microparticles Packaging Chemotherapeutic Drugs(MPCD) Therapy on the Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusion
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This is a prospective, open-label , multicenter randomized controlled trial, with 248 cases in 50 centers planned for a period of 2 years. The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of microparticles packaging chemotherapeutic drugs (MPCD) therapy on the treatment of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) in patients with advanced lung cancer or breast cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Malignant Pleural Effusion | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| microparticles packaging methotrexate (MPs-MTX) | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| recombinant human interleukin-2(rhIL-2) | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- microparticles packaging methotrexate (MPs-MTX) group
- description
- Patients are first treated with microparticles packaging methotrexate (MPs-MTX) via intrapleural infusion four times on day5,6,7,8 and then undergo chemotherapy 1 cycle from day12. After 4 weeks from the beginning of the treatment (day1 of treatment), ORR is assessed. MPs-MTX: 5 U of MPs-MTX containing a total dose of more than 25μg of MTX dissolving in 50ml of physiological saline solution
- interventionNames
- Drug: microparticles packaging methotrexate (MPs-MTX)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- recombinant human interleukin-2(rhIL-2) group
- description
- Patients are first treated with rhIL-2 via intrapleural infusion three times on day5,8,11 and then undergo chemotherapy 1 cycle from day12. After 4 weeks from the beginning of the treatment (day1 of treatment), ORR is assessed. rhIL-2: 2 million IU of rhIL-2 dissolving in 50ml of physiological saline solution
- interventionNames
- Drug: recombinant human interleukin-2(rhIL-2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Histologically confirmed as lung cancer or breast cancer; 2. Cytologically or histologically confirmed MPE needing thoracocentesis treatment; 3. Without thoracocentesis treatment within 4 weeks; 4. ECOG PS score: 0-2 points; 5. Predicted life expectancy greater than 3 months; 6. 18 years ≤Age ≤80 years; 7. Bone marrow function: hemoglobin(HGB) ≥90g/L,white blood cells(WBC) ≥3.0×10\^9/L,absolute neutrophil count(ANC) ≥1.5×10\^9/L,platelets (PLT) ≥80×10\^9/L,international standardized ratio (INR) \<1.5; 8. Hepatic function:alanine aminotransferase(ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase(AST) ≤2.5×ULN,serum total bilirubin≤1.5× ULN; 9. Renal function:blood urea nitrogen(BUN) and serum creatinine(Cr) ≤1.5×ULN, or endogenous creatinine clearance rate(Ccr) ≥60mL/min; 10. Without other severe cardiac disease or respiratory disease; 11. The volunteers voluntarily join the study, sign informed consent, and have good compliance and follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inappropriate to receive chemotherapy; 2. Women who are pregnant, preparing to be pregnant, breastfeeding; 3. Known or suspected hypersusceptibility to any agents used in the treatment protocol; 4. With severe cardiac disease, respiratory disease, liver disease, kidney disease, or diabetes; 5. With severe infection; 6. With severe encapsulated pleural effusion or intrathoracic tissue adhesion which is inappropriate to receive thoracocentesis; 7. With cognitive impairment or low compliance; 8. Participating in other clinical trials within 4 weeks; 9. Undergoing immunotherapy within 3 months; 10. Other conditions considered to be inappropriate to be enrolled by the investigator.
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