A Phase II Study of a Continuous Hepatic Arterial Infusion Combination Therapy With OPC-18 and 5-FU in Patients With Highly Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

NCT ID: NCT00524498

Last Updated: 2015-10-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-09-30

Study Completion Date

2010-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a continuous hepatic arterial infusion combination therapy with OPC-18 and 5-FU versus BST in patients with highly advanced hepatocellular carcinoma for which resection therapy or local therapy is inapplicable due to advanced vascular invasion.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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A

FAIT

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

OPC-18

Intervention Type DRUG

OPC-18: 500IU \* 3 times a week, sc 5-FU : 500mg infusion for 5days into hepatic artery

B

BST

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

infusion into hepatic artery with cisplatin 10mg and 5-FU 250mg a day

Interventions

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OPC-18

OPC-18: 500IU \* 3 times a week, sc 5-FU : 500mg infusion for 5days into hepatic artery

Intervention Type DRUG

cisplatin

infusion into hepatic artery with cisplatin 10mg and 5-FU 250mg a day

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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low-dose FP treatment

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who are histologically or clinically (diagnostic imaging and tumor marker) diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma
* Patients with a measurable lesion by contrast CT
* Patients with no remote metastasis (extrahepatic metastasis), confirmed by X-ray, CT, MRI, or other means if necessary
* Patients who have not previously received intra-arterial hepatic chemotherapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients receiving the herbal medicine shosaikoto
* Patients with autoimmune hepatitis
* Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to OPC-18 or other interferon preparations
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Katsuhisa Saito

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Divsion of New Product Development

Locations

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Chubu Region, , Japan

Site Status

Chugoku Region, , Japan

Site Status

Hokkaido Region, , Japan

Site Status

Kanto Region, , Japan

Site Status

Kinki Region, , Japan

Site Status

Kyushu Region, , Japan

Site Status

Tohoku Region, , Japan

Site Status

Countries

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Japan

Other Identifiers

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018-06-002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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