MedPath

PREMETHEP : Multimetabolic 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and 18F-Fluorocholine (FCH) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) as an early predictive factor of overall survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib.

Conditions
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the 3rd cause of death by cancer. For patients with inoperable advanced HCC, systemic therapy with Sorafenib (Nexavar®) is the only therapeutic with proven survival benefits. However, the efficacy of Sorafenib remains inconstant and the overall incidence of treatment-related adverse event is 80%.
MedDRA version: 18.1Level: LLTClassification code 10019828Term: Hepatocellular carcinoma non-resectableSystem Organ Class: 100000004864
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04]
Registration Number
EUCTR2015-004108-44-FR
Lead Sponsor
Centre Georges-François Leclerc
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
87
Inclusion Criteria

- Patients older than 18 years.
- Inoperable (advanced or metastatic) HCC histologically proven, or diagnosed according to the Barcelona criteria, determined to be candidate for Sorafenib therapy.
- Lesion(s) able to be selected as target lesion(s) for modified RECIST criteria.
- Patient ineligible for curative treatment (BCLC score B or C).
- Child-Pugh liver function class A.
- No obvious contraindication for Sorafenib.
- Adequate hematologic function (platelet count =60.109/l; hemoglobin =8.5 g/dl; INR =2.3).
- ECOG status =2.
- Able to lie still for 45 min for PET/CT scanning.
- Able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent document.
- Affiliated to the Sécurité Sociale or beneficiary to such a regimen

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 87
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years)
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness with short-term life-threatning.
- Patient candidate to local/curative therapies of HCC (surgery, radiofrequency, transarterial chemoembolization, other local therapy).
- Pregnant or nursing woman.
- History of myocardial infarction less than 6 months before inclusion, uncontrolled hypertension, symptomatic congestive heart failure, anti-arythmic therapy (other than beta-blockers or digoxine).
- History of digestive bleeding less than 30 days before inclusion.
- History of liver transplantation.
- Previous treatment including Sorafenib.
- Uncontrolled diabetes.
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to 18F-Fluorocholine, 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose or Sorafenib.
- Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with the study requirements.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
© Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved by MedPath