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NCT02220088TerminatedPhase 2

The Efficacy and Safety of Retreatment With Transcatheter Arterial Infusion (TAI) for Patients Who Showed TACE-resistant: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Sun Yat-sen University1 site in 1 country79 target enrollmentStarted: December 2014Last updated:
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Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Terminated
Sponsor
Enrollment
79
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Progression free survival

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is considered the gold standard for treating intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, any treatment guidelines do not specify the criteria for repeating TACE. The study,conducted in Europe ,recently published in the journal of Hepatology shows the ART score of >=2.5 prior the second TACE identifies patients with a dismal prognosis who may not profit from further TACE sessions. However,in clinical practice,we also found some patients who showed TACE-resistant at the beginning of treatment may access to get objective response of retreatment with transcatheter arterial infusion (TAI). So the investigators conduct this prospective,randomized controlled study to find out whether the patient who showed TACE-resistant can obtain survival benefit from retreatment with TAI.

Detailed Description

Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is considered the gold standard for treating intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, intermediate-stage HCC includes a heterogeneous population of patients with varying tumour burdens, liver function (Child-Pugh A or B) and disease aetiology.This suggests that not all patients with intermediate-stage HCC will derive similar benefit from transcatheter arterial infusion (TAI), and that some patients may benefit from other treatment options.

Repetition of TACE is based on evidence suggesting that one cycle of TACE may not be sufficient for effective treatment of intermediate-stage HCC and repeating TACE prolongs survival. However, intermediate-stage HCC patients often have unsatisfactory clinical outcomes with repeated TACE and there is not sufficiently addressed by existing guidelines include the criteria for repeating TACE and recommendations about the number of TACE cycles to be repeated before switching to another or no treatment.The study,recently published in the journal of Hepatology shows the ART score of >=2.5 prior the second TACE identifies patients with a dismal prognosis who may not profit from further TACE sessions.In clinical practice,however, we also found some patients who showed TACE-resistant at the beginning of treatment may access to get objective response of retreatment with TAI. So we conduct this prospective,randomized controlled study to find out whether the patient who showed TACE-resistant can obtain survival benefit from retreatment with TAI.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or female patients, > 18 years and <=70 years old diagnosed with HCC according to the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) diagnostic criteria
  • The patient has received 2 session of TACE
  • TACE failure/refractoriness by Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan (LCSGJ) criteria
  • Cirrhotic status of Child-Pugh class A
  • The following laboratory parameters:
  • Platelet count ≥ 60,000/µL
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8.5 g/dL
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL Serum albumin ≥ 35 g/L
  • ASL and AST ≤ 5 x upper limit of normal
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal
  • INR ≤ 1.5 or PT/APTT within normal limits
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >1,500/mm3
  • Ability to understand the protocol and to agree to and sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with complete response (CR) after the first TACE did not receive a further TACE session
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) >1
  • Known history of HIV
  • History of organ allograft
  • Known or suspected allergy to the investigational agents or any agent given in association with this trial.
  • Cardiac ventricular arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy
  • Patients with clinically significant gastrointestinal bleeding within 30 days prior to study entry.
  • Serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
  • Evidence of bleeding diathesis.
  • Any other hemorrhage/bleeding event > CTCAE Grade 3 within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug
  • Severe Arterioportal Shunts or Arteriavein Shunts
  • Known metastatic disease

Arms & Interventions

TAI of FOLFOX

Experimental

Retreatment With Transcatheter arterial infusion of oxaliplatin , fluorouracil, and leucovorin

Intervention: TAI of FOLFOX (Procedure)

Sorafenib

Active Comparator

treatment with sorafenib

Intervention: Sorafenib (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Progression free survival

Time Frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

  • overall survival(1 year)
  • Number of Adverse Events(30 days)

Investigators

Sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Shi Ming

Prof.

Sun Yat-sen University

Study Sites (1)

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