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Hepatic CarcinomaPhase 4NCT01770431

Huaier Granule for Prevention of Recurrence and Metastasis of Hepatocarcinoma After Radical Hepatectomy

A Phase 4 study testing Huaier Granule in people with Hepatic Carcinoma, run by Qidong Gaitianli Medicines Co., Ltd at 1 site in China.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Huaier Granule for prevention of recurrence and metastasis of hepatocarcinoma after radical hepatectomy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Hepatic Carcinoma
What is being tested?
Huaier Granule
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,044 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Aug 2011to Aug 2016
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age: ≥ 18 and ≤ 75 years, both male and female;
  • Radical hepatectomy has been performed for hepatocellular carcinoma;
  • The hepatocellular carcinoma has been confirmed by pathological examination;
  • Barcelona clinic liver cancer(BCLC) stage A or B;
  • Not receiving any preoperative anticancer drug;
  • The liver and kidney function satisfies the following conditions within 15 days after surgery (excluding day 15): aspartate aminotransferase(AST), glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase(ALT)<3 upper limit of normal(ULN), total bilirubin≤2ULN, serum creatinine <1.5 ULN;
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  • Other laboratory tests meet the following requirements within 15 days after surgery (excluding day 15): Hb≥9g/dl, platelet count≥60×109/L, absolute neutrophil count>1.0×109/L;
  • The expected survival time ≥ 12 weeks;
  • The subjects volunteer to sign the informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma patients who received non-radical hepatectomy;
  • Non-hepatocellular carcinoma patients;
  • Those with Child-Pugh C;
  • Pregnant or lactating women;
  • Those with active bleeding due to various reasons;
  • Those with HIV infection or AIDS-associated diseases;
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  • Those with severe acute and chronic diseases;
  • Those with severe diabetes;
  • Those with serious infectious diseases;
  • Those who can not take drugs by oral route;
  • Drug abusers or those with psychological or mental diseases that may interfere with study compliance;
  • Conditions that are considered not suitable for this study investigators

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, Hubei

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About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Randomized, Paralleled Control Clinical Study Investigating Huaier Granule for Prevention of Recurrence and Metastasis of Hepatocarcinoma After Radical Hepatectomy

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Huaier Granule for prevention of recurrence and metastasis of hepatocarcinoma after radical hepatectomy.

Read the detailed description

A Multicenter, Randomized, Paralleled control Clinical Study Investigating Huaier Granule for Prevention of Recurrence and Metastasis of Hepatocarcinoma after Radical Hepatectomy,to evaluate the efficacy and safety.

Being tested
Huaier Granule
Keywords
Huaier Granule;, After radical hepatectomy;, Prevention of Recurrence and Metastasis;, Safety.
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Neoplasm Metastasis

What participants receive

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

  • Huaier GranuleDrug

    Also called Huaier

    Huaier Granule is a traditional Chinese medicine, 20g / time, 3 times/day,Po.

Study groups in NCT01770431
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Huaier Granule groupExperimentalHuaier Granule group; specifications: 20g / bag; manufacturer: Qidong Gaitianli Medicines Co., Ltd.. Administration: the Huaier Granule Electuary should be orally taken from the 15th day after surgery. Usage: Huaier Granule Electuary is continuously taken three times per day, 20g per time, until 96 weeks after surgery or until study termination. The subjects should not take any other anticancer drugs or immunomodulatory agents, except for Huaier Granule.
Receives: Drug: Huaier Granule
Bank-control groupNo interventionBlank-control group, not taking Huaier Granule, other anticancer drugs, or immunomodulatory agents. During the study, patients who need antiviral therapy, in both the test group and control group, can be treated according to the therapeutic principles.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Incidence of Recurrence and Metastasis After Hepatectomy

    At week 94 after took medicine, assess incidence of recurrence and metastasis after hepatectomy.

    Measured: Week 94 after took medicine

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Postoperative Survival Period

    Assess Postoperative survival period

    Measured: Week 94 after took medicine

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Jan 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2011
  3. Primary completionAug 2016
  4. Study completionAug 2016

Resources

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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
1,044 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01770431
Sponsor's protocol ID
HE-201101
Status last verified
Mar 2017
First submitted
1 Jan 2013
Last updated
2 Oct 2017
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Chen Q, Shu C, Laurence AD, Chen Y, Peng BG, Zhen ZJ, Cai JQ, Ding YT, Li LQ, Zhang YB, Zheng QC, Xu GL, Li B, Zhou WP, Cai SW, Wang XY, Wen H, Peng XY, Zhang XW, Dai CL, Bie P, Xing BC, Fu ZR, Liu LX, Mu Y, Zhang L, Zhang QS, Jiang B, Qian HX, Wang YJ, Liu JF, Qin XH, Li Q, Yin P, Zhang ZW, Chen XP. Effect of Huaier granule on recurrence after curative resection of HCC: a multicentre, randomised clinical trial. Gut. 2018 Nov;67(11):2006-2016. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2018-315983. Epub 2018 May 25.

    PubMed 29802174

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Huaier Granule in people with Hepatic Carcinoma, run by Qidong Gaitianli Medicines Co., Ltd 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 9 inclusion and 12 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 2 Oct 2017. 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 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

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

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 2 Oct 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Incidence of Recurrence and Metastasis After Hepatectomy (time frame: Week 94 after took medicine). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01770431, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 2 Oct 2017.

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