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Anlotinib Hydrochloride Capsules Combined With Penpulimab Injection for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma at High Risk of Recurrence.

Registration Number
NCT05862337
Lead Sponsor
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of anlotinib hydrochloride capsules combined with penpulimab injection (test group) versus placebo (control group) for adjuvant therapy after radical surgery or ablation in HCC patients with high risk of recurrence by assessing recurrence-free survival (RFS).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
480
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age: 18-75 years old; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) ≤ 1; Predicted survival ≥12 weeks.
  • Subjects with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) confirmed by histopathology or cytology or who meet the diagnostic criteria for Primary Liver Cancer 2022 or the American Association for the Study of Hepatology (AASLD) hepatocellular carcinoma.
  • Subjects who received radical excision or ablation (Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) or Microwave Ablation (MWA) only) within 4 to 12 weeks prior to randomization (multiple modalities or combined or multiple treatments are not acceptable).
  • No major vena portae 3 (Vp3) or vena portae 4 (Vp4) in the portal vein or any level of vascular invasion in the hepatic vein or inferior vena cava.
  • No extrahepatic metastasis.
  • High risk factors for recurrence after radical resection or complete ablation.
  • Complete recovery from surgical resection or ablation within 4 weeks before randomization.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC histology.
  • Evidence of residual, recurrent, or metastatic disease at randomization.
  • More than one surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma; Received more than 1 prophylactic Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE) treatment after surgery; or received Hepatic Artery Infusion Chemotherapy (HAIC) therapy after surgery.
  • Previous use of antiangiogenic drugs or PD-1, Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) and other related immunotherapy drugs or systemic chemotherapy drugs.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Anlotinib hydrochloride capsules + Penpulimab injectionAnlotinib hydrochloride capsules, Penpulimab injectionAnlotinib hydrochloride capsules + Penpulimab injection, 21 days as a treatment cycle.
Anlotinib hydrochloride capsules -matching placebo+ Penpulimab injection -matching placeboAnlotinib hydrochloride capsules -matching placebo, Penpulimab injection -matching placeboAnlotinib hydrochloride capsules -matching placebo+ penpulimab injection -matching placebo, 21 days as a treatment cycle.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Recurrence-free survival (RFS)Baseline up to 3 years.

RFS assessed by the Blinded Independent Image Review Committee and the investigator is the time from randomization to the first local, regional recurrence or distant metastasis, or death from any cause, whichever occurred first.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to recurrence(TTR)Baseline up to 3 years.

TTR assessed by the Blinded Independent Image Review Committee and the investigator is the time from randomization to the first local, regional recurrence or distant metastasis, whichever occurred first.

Time to extrahepatic metastasis or macrovascular invasionBaseline up to 3 years.

Time to extrahepatic metastasis or macrovascular invasion as assessed by the investigator.

Overall survival (OS)Baseline up to 3 years.

OS defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of death due to any cause.

Objective response rate (ORR) after first recurrenceBaseline up to 3 years.

subjects with evaluable tumor lesion status who were cross-treated with Anlotinib hydrochloride capsules combined with Penpulimab injection developed complete response or partial response after a first HCC relapse as assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1.

Trial Locations

Locations (67)

The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College

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Bengbu, Anhui, China

Anhui Provincial Hospital

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Hefei, Anhui, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

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Hefei, Anhui, China

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Peking University People's Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Beijing Friendship hospital of Capital Medical University

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Beijing YouAn Hospital,Capital Medical University

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Chongqing University Cancer Hospital

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Chongqing, Chongqing, China

Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital

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Chongqing, Chongqing, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
🇨🇳Bengbu, Anhui, China
Lu Zheng, Doctor
Contact
+86 13721179461
luzhengdr@163.com

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