SIOPEL 5 (HCC-1) trial on the hepatocellular carcinoma family of tumours in children/adolescents and young adults - SIOPEL 5
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2005-000427-42-GB
- Lead Sponsor
- K Children’s Cancer Study Group
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 47
Newly diagnosed non-cirrhotic hepatocellular carcinomasq
<30 years of age at the time of diagnosisq
No previous treatment for HCC
Appropriate diagnostic / staging imaging performed.
Confirmed diagnosis - hepatocellular carcinoma family” of tumours: includes fibrolamellar and transitional variants. (NB: percutaneous needle biopsy is mandatory, unless primary tumour resection is attempted)
Negative pregnancy test
Written informed consent and national/local ethical committee approval
Are the trial subjects under 18? yes
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
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Patients unable to follow the protocol for any reason
Patients referred for recurrent disease
Positive pregnancy test
Patients with life expectancy below 3 months
Abnormal renal function at diagnosis as GFR <75-50% of the lower limit of normal for age which over 2 years of age is <60ml/min/1.73m2
Cardiac EF <29% at baseline echo
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Main Objective: To achieve complete remission of tumour by the application of preoperative chemotherapy, surgery and chemoembolisation;Secondary Objective: To determine response rates to preoperative chemotherapy with the addition of anti-angiogenic (thalidomide) therapyTo determine long term remission status with the use of metronomic oral cyclophosphamide and thalidomide post resectionTo determine the toxicity of the addition of thalidomide to conventional chemotherapy;Primary end point(s): Complete remission status
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method