Thymalfasin Adjuvant Therapy in Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) After Curative Resection

NCT ID: NCT02281266

Last Updated: 2014-11-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

360 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-01-31

Study Completion Date

2018-10-31

Brief Summary

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Efficacy and safety of Thymalfasin adjuvant therapy in HBV-related HCC after curative resection.

Detailed Description

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Multi-center, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Thymalfasin Therapy in Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Resection.

Conditions

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Curable Hepatitis B Virus-Related 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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treatment (T)

The patients of treatment arm will be administered subcutaneously Thymalfasin at dose of 1.6mg twice a week for 12 months after curative resection, followed by 12 months observation.

Nucleoside analog plan to give to HBV DNA positive patients.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

curative resection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

thymalfasin

Intervention Type DRUG

1.6mg twice a week, 12 months

nucleoside analog (suggest to use entecavir)

Intervention Type DRUG

control (C)

The patients of control arm will be followed up for 2 years periodically after curative resection, without the investigational product (Thymalfasin) therapy.

Nucleoside analog plan to give to HBV DNA positive patients.

Group Type OTHER

curative resection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

nucleoside analog (suggest to use entecavir)

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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curative resection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

thymalfasin

1.6mg twice a week, 12 months

Intervention Type DRUG

nucleoside analog (suggest to use entecavir)

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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ZADAXIN

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female patients with age between 18-70 years.
* Life expectance ≥ 3 months.
* Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma confirmed by Histological or Cytological examination.
* Hepatitis B history with current HBsAg positive and/or HBV DNA positive
* Will undergo hepatic curative resection.
* Tumor feature a. with cancer embolus b. a solitary nodule measuring between 3-8 cm or 2 nodule, a total combined measurement between 3-8 cm
* East Cooperative Oncology Group performance score of 0-2
* Normal liver function or sufficient liver function, defined as Chlid's-Pugh A


* No documented evidence of disease recurrence with computed tomography (CT) scan and CT angiography.
* Grade A of Chlid's-Pugh score
* hematological test white blood cell (WBC)\>3.5X109/L, red blood cell (RBC)\>30%, platelet count (PLT)\>50,000/Ul, neutrophil (NEU)\>1.0X109/L, Cr\<1.5 mg/dl
* signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Any anti-cancer therapy, including liver transplant, transarterial Chemo-embolization (TACE), image-guided tumor ablation, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, molecular targeted therapy and immunotherapy, etc. prior to the liver surgery procedure.
* Taking the hepatotoxic drug or immunosuppressant drug.
* Invasion of portal vascular and its first branch, hepatic duct and its first branch, inferior vena cava and hepatic vein.
* Organ transplant recipient.
* Extra-hepatic organs and lymph node metastasis.
* Uncontrolled Hypertension, unstable angina within 3 months, congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or greater), history of myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to randomization and severe arrhythmia need to be treated.
* History of malignancy other than a successfully treated non-metastatic cutaneous squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma and/or localized carcinoma in situ of the cervix
* Known human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection
* hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
* History of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 6 months prior to randomization
* Active or untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastasis
* History of clinically significant drug or alcohol abuse
* Prior treatment with immunomodulator (e.g. interferon, Thymalfasin) or traditional Chinese medicine within 30 days prior to randomization
* Know postoperative complications (e.g. infection, bleeding, bile leak) at baseline
* Known allergic reaction to the investigational product and its excipient.
* Female subjects who are pregnant or breast-feeding or considering becoming pregnant during the study.
* The investigator considers the subject, for any reason, to be unacceptable for study participation.
* Participating in other clinical trials of the drug or medical device within 30 days prior to randomization.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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SciClone Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Jia Fan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jia Fan

Prof.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Zhongshan Hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Ge S, Huang D. Systemic therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma. Drug Discov Ther. 2015 Oct;9(5):352-62. doi: 10.5582/ddt.2015.01047.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26632544 (View on PubMed)

Qiu SJ, Zhou ZG, Shen F, Li AJ, Chen MS, Ying MG, Chen Z, Zhang YX, Sun HC, Fan J. A multicenter, randomized, observation-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of thymalfasin adjuvant therapy in patients with HBV-related HCC after curative resection - first announcement of the protocol. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2015;15 Suppl 1:S133-7. doi: 10.1517/14712598.2015.1039979. Epub 2015 Jun 22.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26094695 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ZDX-2014-05

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id