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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Long-acting Release Octreotide in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00241020
Lead Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Brief Summary

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant disease worldwide with an increasing incidence in industrialized countries. For patients with advanced HCC no efficient treatment is currently available. The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of octreotide in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
270
Inclusion Criteria
  • > 18 years
  • HCC diagnosis :
  • histologically or cytologically proven HCC
  • or association of the three following criteria:
  • cirrhosis
  • typical measurable mass (> 3cm, by 2 methods)
  • serum alpha-foetoprotein (AFP) ≥500 µg/L
  • Cancer Liver Italian Program (CLIP) score : 0 to 3
  • Not eligible for specific treatment (surgery, percutaneous ablation or chemo-embolization)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Glycemia > 2.5 g/L or hypoglycemia
  • Extra hepatic life-threatening disease
  • Serum creatinin> 120 µmol/L
  • Prothrombin time < 50 %
  • Platelet count < 50.000 /µL
  • Symptomatic cholelithiasis
  • Non-measurable tumor

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
OctreotideOctreotide-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Digestive bleeding
Objective response
Survival without progression
Renal insufficiency
Quality of life
· Safety
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