Study of Combined Sorafenib With Radiotherapy in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

NCT ID: NCT01328223

Last Updated: 2011-04-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 45 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2012-12-31

Brief Summary

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cause of cancer mortality in Asia. Most patients present with intermediate or advanced disease. Percutaneous ethanol injection, radiofrequency ablation, and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) are not considered as a curative treatment and have achieved very limited success in eradicating large HCC. With the development of new radiotherapy (RT) technique, RT can be more safely given to patients with larger tumor burden. Thus, TACE combined with RT has been suggested for treating large HCC. Based on the results of these studies, RT could achieve a tumor response rate of 50 % to 70 %. However, it has not been definitively shown to prolong the overall or disease-free survival due to lack of a phase III clinical trial. In contrast, a retrospective clinical investigation with molecular study suggests that sublethal dose of RT promoted HCC growth outside RT field.

Two phase III trials were shown to be efficacious and well-tolerated in patients with advanced HCC. Median overall survival was significantly 2 to 3 months longer in the sorafenib group than that in the placebo. It is interesting to recognize the combined therapeutic effect of RT with sorafenib. Based on several preclinical experiments, tumor angiogenesis inhibitors seem to be synergistic with irradiation when using before RT, concurrently with RT, or after RT. Thus, the investigators design a single-arm phase II clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of combined RT with sorafenib.

The eligibility criteria are patients with unresectable HCC; good performance status; no prior radiotherapy for the liver; clinical measurable tumor; good liver function and good compliance. After entering this study, the testee will receive RT to hepatic tumor with concurrently sorafenib with a dose of 400 mg twice daily. Hepatic RT will be performed with a daily fraction size of 2.0 to 2.5 Gy to a total dose of 46 Gy to 60 Gy. After RT, maintenance sorafenib with a dose of 400 mg twice daily will be ongoing. Sorafenib will be continued until the occurrence of clinical or radiologic progression, or the occurrence of either unacceptable adverse events or death. Minimum maintenance duration of 6 months is recommended, but not mandatory.

Detailed Description

The primary end points are response rate and toxicities profile. The secondary endpoints are time to disease-free survival, overall survival, and quality of life assessment.

Conditions

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

radiotherapy efficacy

1. Concurrent stage with RT: sorafenib 400mg twice daily

2. Maintenance stage after RT: sorafenib 400mg twice daily Treatment can be continued until the occurrence of clinical or radiologic progression, the occurrence of either unacceptable adverse events, death, or any criteria met for removal from the protocol treatment. Basically, minimum maintenance duration of 6 months is recommended, not mandatory.

sorafenib and radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Concurrent and maintenance sorafenib 400mg twice daily

Interventions

sorafenib and radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Concurrent and maintenance sorafenib 400mg twice daily

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Other Intervention Names

Combined radiotherapy and sorafenib.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with unresectable hepatoma with transarterial embolization (TAE) failure or who are not suitable for TACE. A maximal tumor diameter > 3.0 cm.
• Age: 20 ~ 69 years.
• ECOG 0 or 1.
• Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
• Child-Pugh A or B (preferentially score ≦ 7).
• Cancer of the Liver Italian Program (CLIP) score ≦ 3.
• Pretreatment liver function test and renal function test:

• Total bilirubin < 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)(≦ 3.0 (ULN) in patients treated by biliary drainage for obstructive jaundice)
• GOP/GPT ≦ 5 X of upper limit of normal range
• Alkaline phosphatase ≦ 4X of upper limit of normal range
• Prothrombin time/partial prothrombin time < 1.5 X of ULN
• Serum Creatinine ≦ 1.0 x ULN
• Pretreatment blood count:

• Hemoglobulin ≧ 9 g/dl
• Absolute neutrophil count ≧ 1500/mm3
• Platelet count ≧ 50,000/mm3
• Subjects with at least one uni-dimensional or bi-dimensional measurable lesion. Lesion must be measured by CT scan or MRI.
• Patients must fully recover from prior therapy that given > 4 weeks before enrollment.
• Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to any study related procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Child-Pugh C

2. CLIP score ≧ 4

3. Patients with evidence of extrahepatic or metastatic disease

4. Patients with evidence of massive ascites

5. Patients receiving previous irradiation to liver

6. Patients with previous use of Thalidomide less than 6 months from entering of the study

7. History of cardiac disease: congestive heart failure >NYHA class 2; active CAD (MI more than 6 mo prior to study entry is allowed); cardiac arrythmias requiring anti-arrythmic therapy (beta blockers or digoxin are permitted)

8. Active clinically serious infections ( > grade 2 CTC version 2)

9. Patients undergoing renal dialysis

10. Patients with evidence or history of bleeding diathesis

11. Prior treatment with EGFR TKIs or VEGFR TKIs

12. Hypertension uncontrolled by medical therapy

13. Symptomatic metastatic brain or meningeal tumors unless the patient is > 6 months from definitive therapy, has a negative imaging study within 4 weeks of study entry and is clinically stable with respect to the tumor at the time of study entry. Also the patient must not be undergoing acute steroid therapy or taper.

14. Chemotherapy or immunotherapy or other systemic anti-cancer therapy within 4 weeks.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 69 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

China Medical University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Department of Radiation Oncology

Principal Investigators

Shang-Wen Chen, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Radiation Oncology, China Medical University Hospital

Locations

Shang-Wen Chen

Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Li-Ching Lin

Tainan City, Taiwan, Taiwan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Jeng-Fong Chiou

Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Taiwan

Central Contacts

Shang-Wen Chen, MD

Role: CONTACT

vincent1680616@yahoo.com.tw

886-4-2205212 ext. 7450

Facility Contacts

Shang-Wen Chen, MD

Role: primary

vincent1680616@yahoo.com.tw

886-4-22052121 ext. 7450

Li-Ching Lin, MD

Role: primary

liching51@yahoo.com.tw

Jeng-Fong Chiou, MD;PhD

Role: primary

sjfchiou@xuite.net

Other Identifiers

Radiotherapy-Sorafenib

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id