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Liver CancerPhase 1NCT00003147

Gene Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of The Liver

A Phase 1 study testing Ad5CMV-p53 gene in people with Liver Cancer, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 2 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of gene therapy with the p53 gene in treating patients who have cancer of the liver that cannot be surgically removed. Inserting the p53 gene into a person's tumor may improve the body's ability to fight liver cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Liver Cancer
What is being tested?
Ad5CMV-p53 gene
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Feb 1998to Jun 2003
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or highly suspicious for HCC based on CT scan and elevated alfafetoprotein
  • Measurable disease by abdominal CT scan Accessible (peripheral) lesions
  • No metastatic disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Age: Over 18
  • Performance status: ECOG 0-2
  • Life expectancy: At least 12 weeks
  • Platelet count at least 60,000/mm3
  • Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm3
  • Prothrombin time of no greater than 16 seconds after administration of fresh frozen plasma
  • Bilirubin no greater than 3.0 mg/dL
  • Creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dL
  • Child's class A or B cirrhosis eligible
  • No uncontrolled infection Not pregnant or breast feeding
  • No unstable or severe intercurrent medical condition

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiation therapy
  • No prior hepatic transplantation
  • No more than 1 prior systemic regimen for hepatocellular carcinoma allowed
  • No concurrent therapy with other investigational agents
  • No prior gene therapy
  • No prior intralesional therapy

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213

  • Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10461

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About this study

Official title: Phase I Study of Percutaneous Injections of Adeno-Virus p53 Construct (ADENO-p53) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of gene therapy with the p53 gene in treating patients who have cancer of the liver that cannot be surgically removed. Inserting the p53 gene into a person's tumor may improve the body's ability to fight liver cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine the safety of adenovirus p53 construct (adeno-p53) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

II. Investigate the potential effects of intralesional adeno-p53 given by monthly percutaneous injections in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation, multicenter study.

Patients receive adenovirus p53 construct by percutaneous injection to a maximum of two lesions on day 1. Treatment is repeated every 28 days for up to 6 courses. In the absence of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) in the first cohort of 6 patients treated, subsequent cohorts of 6 patients each receive escalating doses of the drug on the same schedule. If DLT occurs in 2 of 6 patients at a given dose level, then dose escalation ceases and that dose is declared the maximum tolerated dose. Study treatment may continue in the absence of disease progression and unacceptable adverse events.

Conditions
Liver Cancer
Being tested
Ad5CMV-p53 gene
Keywords
localized unresectable adult primary liver cancer, adult primary hepatocellular carcinoma
Medical subject headings
Liver Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Ad5CMV-p53 geneBiological

Study groups in NCT00003147
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm IExperimentalPatients receive adenovirus p53 construct by percutaneous injection to a maximum of two lesions on day 1. Treatment is repeated every 28 days for up to 6 courses. In the absence of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) in the first cohort of 6 patients treated, subsequent cohorts of 6 patients each receive escalating doses of the drug on the same schedule. If DLT occurs in 2 of 6 patients at a given dose level, then dose escalation ceases and that dose is declared the maximum tolerated dose. Study treatment may continue in the absence of disease progression and unacceptable adverse events.
Receives: Biological: Ad5CMV-p53 gene

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Aug 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 1998
  3. Primary completionJun 2003

Why it stopped: Administratively complete.

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00003147
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2012-02259
Other IDs
PCI-96-035, NCI-T96-0059, CDR0000065932
Status last verified
May 2000
First submitted
6 Apr 2000
Last updated
5 Feb 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Ad5CMV-p53 gene in people with Liver Cancer, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 2 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Feb 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Administratively complete.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Feb 2013.

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