Status:

COMPLETED

Sorafenib With or Without Gemcitabine and Oxaliplatin in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced, Unresectable, or Metastatic Liver Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle

Conditions:

Liver Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Sorafenib tosylate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gem...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Assess progression-free survival (RECIST) in patients with locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib tosylate with vs without...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma not amenable to liver transplantation
  • Locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic disease
  • At least 1 lesion accurately measured in ≥ 1 dimension according to RECIST criteria AND has not been previously treated with local therapy (e.g., intra-arterial chemoembolization, radiofrequency ablation, percutaneous ethanol injection, or cryoablation)
  • No presence of bone metastasis only
  • No known brain metastasis
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • WHO performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy \> 12 weeks
  • ANC \> 1,500/mm\^3
  • WBC \> 3,000/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 90,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin \> 10 g/dL
  • Total protein ≥ 40%
  • ALT or AST ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Amylase and lipase \< 1.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine \< 1.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
  • Albumin ≥ 2.8 mg/dL
  • INR ≤ 2.3
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during study and for up to 4 months for females and 6 months for males after completion of study treatment
  • CLIP score 0-3
  • No Child Pugh score B or C cirrhosis
  • No known HIV positivity
  • No other prior malignancy, except adequately treated or curative basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No known or suspected allergy to the investigational agent or any agent given in association with this study
  • No cardiovascular disease, including any of the following:
  • Cardiac arrhythmia requiring antiarrhythmic therapy, except beta-blockers or digoxin for chronic atrial fibrillation
  • Active coronary artery disease or ischemia
  • Myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • NYHA class II-IV congestive heart failure
  • No uncontrolled hypertension
  • No severe active bacterial or fungal infection \> CTCAE v3.0 grade 2
  • No peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2
  • No condition that could affect the absorption of study drug, including any of the following:
  • Malabsorption syndrome
  • Disease significantly affecting gastrointestinal function
  • Bowel obstruction or sub-obstruction
  • No dysphagia or inability to swallow tablets
  • No history of seizures requiring long-term antiepileptic treatment
  • No unstable condition that would jeopardize safety or compliance with study including any of the following :
  • Medical, psychological, or social conditions
  • Substance abuse
  • Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity
  • No psychological, familial, social, or geographic reasons that would preclude clinical follow-up
  • Must be registered in a social security program
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior organ transplantation with immunosuppressive treatment
  • No prior systemic chemotherapy or systemic antiangiogenic treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma
  • No prior major resection of the stomach or proximal small bowel
  • Prior anticoagulation therapy (e.g., warfarin or heparin) allowed with INR parameters within normal limit range
  • At least 4 weeks since prior local therapy to lesions and treated lesions may not be selected as target lesions
  • No concurrent or prior long-term treatment with CYP3A4 inducers (e.g., rifampin, hypericum perforatum, phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, and dexamethasone)
  • No concurrent antitumoral treatment, including tamoxifen, interferon, or somatostatin analogues
  • No other concurrent experimental drugs or anticancer therapy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    78 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00941967

    Start Date

    December 1 2008

    End Date

    December 1 2012

    Last Update

    July 10 2019

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    Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Val d'Aurelle

    Montpellier, France, 34295