Hepatocellular CarcinomaPhase 2NCT00820053
A Trial of Adjuvant Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) for Preventing Tumor Recurrence After Liver Resection
A Phase 2 study testing epirubicin and lipiodol in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma, run by Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
The aim of this study is to analyze the therapeutic effect of adjuvant TACE after resection.Patients receiving curative resection (R0) were randomized to postoperative TACE group and no TACE group. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- What is being tested?
- epirubicin and lipiodol
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 450 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- Jan 2009to Dec 2010
- Phase
- Phase 2
- 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 to 70 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Male or female patients > 18 years and <=70 years of age.
- Patients with HCC who received curative liver resection (R0).
- Criteria of liver function: Child A-B level, serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal value,alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 2 times the upper limit of normal value.
- No dysfunction in major organs; Blood routine, kidney function, cardiac function and lung function are basically normal. Hb ≥90g/L,WBC ≥3.000 cells/mm³,platelets ≥80.000 cells/mm³ .
- Karnofsky Performance Score performance over 60 .
- Patients who can understand this trial and have signed information consent
Who cannot join
- Patients with apparent cardiac, pulmonary, cerebronic and renal dysfunction,which may affect the treatment of liver cancer.
- Patients with other diseases which may affect the treatment mentioned here.
- Patients with medical history of other malignant tumors.
- Subjects participating in other clinical trials.
- Extrahepatic metastasis, portal vein or other major vascular involvement. liver function:Child C.
- Patients would not sign the consent to the trial.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
China1 site
Eastern hepatobilliary surgery hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200438
About this study
Official title: Eastern Hepatobilliary Surgical Hospital
The aim of this study is to analyze the therapeutic effect of adjuvant TACE after resection.Patients receiving curative resection (R0) were randomized to postoperative TACE group and no TACE group. The time to recurrence ,the overall survival as well as the incidence of complications after therapy was observed to confirm the role of adjuvant TACE.
Read the detailed description
Although resection of hepatocellular carcinoma is potentially curative, local recurrence is common with the recurrence rate higher than 50% during 5 years. So to reduce the recurrence rate of HCC, some interventions had been tried in clinic, including transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), immunotherapy, and interferon treatment etc. But few of these adjuvant therapies had been proved effective and their long term efficacy and clinical application remained further explored.
TACE had been prove to be effective in patients with advanced stage of HCC in randomized controlled trials and meta-analysis, but the role of adjuvant TACE after liver resection is controversial. The results getting from different randomized control trials varied significantly because of the bias of patient selection, different study design，the small size of sample, different drug used in chemotherapy and lack of proper stratification…,so a big sample size, well patients selected and well designed randomized controlled trial is needed to further confirm the role of the postoperative TACE.
Patients with HCC who received curative liver resection (R0) were randomly assigned 1:1 by the doctors to receive no adjuvant TACE(control group) or TACE(treatment group). All patients in the treatment group received adjuvant TACE 45 days after liver resection. The outcomes of patients were evaluated during the 3-years follow up.
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Being tested
- epirubicin and lipiodol
- Keywords
- hepatocellular carcinoma, adjuvant therapy, TACE, time to recurrence, overall survival
- Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
epirubicin and lipiodolDrug
Also called transarterial chemoembolization
using the technology of Seldinger,The drugs (30 mg epirubicin mixed with 5 ml lipiodol) are given via hepatica propria artery.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| no adjuvant TACE | No intervention | controll group with patients who don't receive any adjuvant therapy after liver resection, to compare with the treatment group with patients who receive adjuvant TACE after liver resection |
| adjuvant TACE | Experimental | patients who adjuvant TACE after liver resection Receives: Drug: epirubicin and lipiodol |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Overall survival
Measured: 2010
Secondary outcomes (1)
Time to recurrence
Measured: 2010
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Jan 2009 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2009
- Primary completionDec 2009
- Study completionDec 2010
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Hepatocellular CarcinomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 2
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 450 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, ShenFeng, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital
- Investigators
- Shen feng, MD, Study chair, Eastern hepatobilliary surgery hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00820053
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- EHBH-RCT-2008-014-2
- Status last verified
- Mar 2016
- First submitted
- 7 Jan 2009
- Last updated
- 1 Apr 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Apr 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Eastern Hepatobilliary Surgical Hospital
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00820053
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- EHBH-RCT-2008-014-2
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Keywords
- hepatocellular carcinoma, adjuvant therapy, TACE, time to recurrence, overall survival
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 450 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jan 2009
- Primary completion
- Dec 2009 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2010 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 Jan 2009 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aim of this study is to analyze the therapeutic effect of adjuvant TACE after resection.Patients receiving curative resection (R0) were randomized to postoperative TACE group and no TACE group. The time to recurrence ,the overall survival as well as the incidence of complications after therapy was observed to confirm the role of adjuvant TACE.
Detailed description
Although resection of hepatocellular carcinoma is potentially curative, local recurrence is common with the recurrence rate higher than 50% during 5 years. So to reduce the recurrence rate of HCC, some interventions had been tried in clinic, including transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), immunotherapy, and interferon treatment etc. But few of these adjuvant therapies had been proved effective and their long term efficacy and clinical application remained further explored.
TACE had been prove to be effective in patients with advanced stage of HCC in randomized controlled trials and meta-analysis, but the role of adjuvant TACE after liver resection is controversial. The results getting from different randomized control trials varied significantly because of the bias of patient selection, different study design，the small size of sample, different drug used in chemotherapy and lack of proper stratification…,so a big sample size, well patients selected and well designed randomized controlled trial is needed to further confirm the role of the postoperative TACE.
Patients with HCC who received curative liver resection (R0) were randomly assigned 1:1 by the doctors to receive no adjuvant TACE(control group) or TACE(treatment group). All patients in the treatment group received adjuvant TACE 45 days after liver resection. The outcomes of patients were evaluated during the 3-years follow up.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| no adjuvant TACE | No intervention | –controll group with patients who don't receive any adjuvant therapy after liver resection, to compare with the treatment group with patients who receive adjuvant TACE after liver resection |
| adjuvant TACE | Experimental | Drug: epirubicin and lipiodolpatients who adjuvant TACE after liver resection |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Male or female patients > 18 years and <=70 years of age.
- Patients with HCC who received curative liver resection (R0).
- Criteria of liver function: Child A-B level, serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal value,alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 2 times the upper limit of normal value.
- No dysfunction in major organs; Blood routine, kidney function, cardiac function and lung function are basically normal. Hb ≥90g/L,WBC ≥3.000 cells/mm³,platelets ≥80.000 cells/mm³ .
- Karnofsky Performance Score performance over 60 .
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Patients with apparent cardiac, pulmonary, cerebronic and renal dysfunction,which may affect the treatment of liver cancer.
- Patients with other diseases which may affect the treatment mentioned here.
- Patients with medical history of other malignant tumors.
- Subjects participating in other clinical trials.
- Extrahepatic metastasis, portal vein or other major vascular involvement. liver function:Child C.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| epirubicin and lipiodolAlso: transarterial chemoembolizationusing the technology of Seldinger,The drugs (30 mg epirubicin mixed with 5 ml lipiodol) are given via hepatica propria artery. | Drug | adjuvant TACE |
Primary outcome
Overall survival
Time frame: 2010
1 secondary outcome
Time to recurrence
Time frame: 2010
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Apr 2016.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Shen feng, MD study chair
Eastern hepatobilliary surgery hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing epirubicin and lipiodol in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma, run by Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital at 1 site in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Apr 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
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 is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
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.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Overall survival (time frame: 2010). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
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 1 Apr 2016.