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A phase 1 study of 5-FU and sorafenib combination therapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Non-blind dosage gradual increase study

Phase 1
Conditions
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000004313
Lead Sponsor
Hokkaido University Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

11) Treatment with sorafenib or other molecular target drugs in past. 2) Any systemic chemotherapy in past. 3) Patients with ascites possessed clinical meaning. (Requiring drainage) 4) After liver transplantation 5) Esophageal varices with bleeding risk 6) Within 12 months before study entry, following events were happened; acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, heart failure, cerebrovascular diseases. 7) Hepatic Encephalopathy. (Including as a previous disease) 8) Brain tumors. 9) Hemodialysis. 10) Gastrointestinal bleeding was happened within 1 month before study entry. 11) Active second primary malignancies. 12) Treating with CYP3A4 inducing agents. (rifampicin, phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, dexamethasone etc.) 13) Patients with following complications; Arrhythmias coming under Grade2 or more of NCI CTCAE v4.0, uncontrolled hypertension 14) Contraindication of 5-FU and sorafenib 15) Patient with taking herbal medicine approved as a treatment of cancer. (shosaikoto, etc.) 16) Patients with infection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) related diseases. 17) Any patients are considered unsuitable to participate in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
occurrence of dose limiting toxicity
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adversed events Objective tumor response Change of tumor markers
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