A Phase 3 Trial Comparing TACE and TARE in Unilobar Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

NCT ID: NCT02004210

Last Updated: 2016-04-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-04-30

Study Completion Date

2018-04-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of conventional transarterial chemoembolization(TACE) and transarterial radioembolization in patients with unilobar advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Detailed Description

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Potentially curative treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) include surgical resection, liver transplantation, and local ablative therapy.

However, HCC patients are diagnosed at advanced stages in Korea. Unresectable advanced HCCs are not suitable for other curative therapies. For these patients, the optimal treatment remains largely controversial. As a palliative treatment, the benefit of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) had been shown in patients with unresectable HCC by several trials. Recently,transarterial radioembolization (TARE) has been introduced for the treatment of advanced HCC. However, the efficacy of TARE compared to TACE is uncertain.

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of conventional transarterial chemoembolization(TACE) and transarterial radioembolization in patients with unilobar advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

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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The TARE group

transarterial radioembolization group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

transarterial radioembolization (TARE)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

transarterial radioembolization

The TACE group

Transarterial chemoembolization group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

transarterial chemoembolization

Interventions

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transarterial radioembolization (TARE)

transarterial radioembolization

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)

transarterial chemoembolization

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with clinical or histological diagnosis of HCC based on the guidelines of the AJCC
* Patients with advanced HCC with unilobar advanaced involvement: right lobe ± S4 segment or left lobe ± S4 segment)
* Patients with single large HCC or multinodular HCC

* Single \& 5cm \< size \< 15cm
* 2-5 nodules \& maximal sized 4-15cm \& sum of diameters ≦ 25cm
* Infiltrative type \& unilobular involvement on liver MRI
* Segmental or lobar portal vein invasion can be included.
* Age : 20 years to 80 years
* ECOG Performance Status of 0 to 2
* Child-Pugh class A (Child-Pugh score 5-6), B (CP score 7)
* Adequate bone marrow, liver function as assessed by the following laboratory requirements to be conducted within 7 days prior to screening:

* WBC count ≧ 1,000/mm3
* Absolute neutrophil count \> 500/mm3
* Hb ≧ 7.0 g/dL
* Platelet count \> 100,000 /mm3
* Bilirubin ≦ 3 mg/dL
* Adequate clotting function: INR ≦ 2.3 or ≦ 6sec

Exclusion Criteria

* Child-Pugh score ≧ 8
* ECOG Performance Status ≧ 3
* Patients with chronic kidney disease or serum creatinine ≥ 1.2 mg/dL
* History of organ allograft
* Patients with uncontrolled co-morbidity which needs treatment
* Patients who have received prior systemic chemotherapy
* Patients who have received Capecitabine within 8 weeks
* Patients with extrahepatic metastasis
* Main portal vein invasion
* Patients with lymph node metastasis
* Bilobar involvement
* Bulk disease(Tumor volume \>70% of the target liver volume, or tumor nodules too numerous to count)
* Pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Seoul National University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jung-Hwan Yoon

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jung-Hwan Yoon, M.D., Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Seoul National University Hospital

Locations

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Other Identifiers

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TACE_TARE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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