Status:
COMPLETED
A Phase II Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of Sorafenib or Placebo in Combination With Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) Performed With DC Bead and Doxorubicin for Intermediate Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC).
Lead Sponsor:
Bayer
Conditions:
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study will look at whether our drug (sorafenib) in combination with chemotherapy delivered directly into your tumor using beads (DC Bead) will slow the progression of the disease. The beads used ...
Detailed Description
Safety issues will be reported in Adverse Event section. In addition to the secondary outcome measures, Biomarkers and Patient Report Outcome will also be analyzed as other variables.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Unresectable, multinodular asymptomatic tumor without vascular invasion or extrahepatic spread
- Confirmed Diagnosis of HCC:
- Cirrhotic subjects: Clinical diagnosis by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) criteria
- HCC can be defined in cirrhotic subjects by one imaging technique (Computed tomography \[CT\] scan, Magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\], or second generation contrast ultrasound) showing a nodule larger than 2 cm with contrast uptake in the arterial phase and washout in venous or late phases or two imaging techniques showing this radiological behavior for nodules of 1-2 cm in diameter.
- Cytohistological confirmation is required for subjects who do not fulfill these eligibility criteria.
- Non-cirrhotic subjects:
- For subjects without cirrhosis, histological or cytological confirmation is mandatory
- Documentation of original biopsy for diagnosis is acceptable
- Child Pugh class A without ascites
- Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by central lab by means of the following laboratory requirements from samples within 7 days prior to randomization:
Exclusion
- Patients on a liver transplantation list or with advanced liver disease as defined below:
- Child Pugh B and C
- Active gastrointestinal bleeding
- Encephalopathy
- Ascites
- Lesions having previously been treated with local therapy such as resection of HCC, radiofrequency ablation (RFA), percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) or cryoablation can not be selected as the target lesions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
307 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00855218
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
February 1 2013
Last Update
August 18 2017
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La Jolla, California, United States, 92037
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Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-7077
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San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
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Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610-0316