TACE Combined With Synchronous Radiofrequency /Microwave Ablation to Treat Large and Huge Hepatocellular Carcinoma

NCT ID: NCT02630108

Last Updated: 2016-10-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

280 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-12-31

Study Completion Date

2018-04-30

Brief Summary

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It is a prospective and multi-center clinical research in China to compare the efficacy, safety and related impact factors between TACE alone and TACE combined with synchronous multi-point MWA/RFA for large and huge liver cancer.

Detailed Description

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It is an open random prospective phase III clinical trial conducted by Principal Investigator Professor Jian-Hua Wang. Investigators in twenty-five hospitals in China participate in. Patients with unresectable large HCC (\>5cm in diameter) and huge HCC (\>=10cm in diameter) are enrolled. The investigators propose to recruitment 280 patients who are randomly assigned into the combined group (treated with TACE and synchronous ablation) and the control group (treated with TACE alone) according to the proportion of 1:1, which means 140 patients in each group. The criteria of inclusion and exclusion, and the methods of lab tests, imaging modality and treatment procedures are the same.

Conditions

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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

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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Thermal Ablation & TACE

Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is performed immediately following thermal ablation.

EADM, ultra-fluid lipiodol and gelatin sponge articles are used in TACE.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Thermal Ablation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Thermal ablation in this trial includes radiofrequency ablation and microwave ablation, one of them can be chosen to be performed.

EADM

Intervention Type DRUG

EADM is a chemotherapy drug used in transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).Dosage: EADM 30-60 mg per patient,depending on the situation of the patient.

Ultra-fluid lipiodol

Intervention Type DRUG

Ultra-fluid lipiodol is a kind of embolization material used in TACE. Standard: 38% ultra-fluid lipiodol .

Gelatin sponge articles

Intervention Type OTHER

Gelatin sponge articles embolization material used in TACE. Standard: 350-560 um in diameter.

TACE alone

Only TACE is performed. EADM, ultra-fluid lipiodol and gelatin sponge articles are used in TACE.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

EADM

Intervention Type DRUG

EADM is a chemotherapy drug used in transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).Dosage: EADM 30-60 mg per patient,depending on the situation of the patient.

Ultra-fluid lipiodol

Intervention Type DRUG

Ultra-fluid lipiodol is a kind of embolization material used in TACE. Standard: 38% ultra-fluid lipiodol .

Gelatin sponge articles

Intervention Type OTHER

Gelatin sponge articles embolization material used in TACE. Standard: 350-560 um in diameter.

Interventions

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Thermal Ablation

Thermal ablation in this trial includes radiofrequency ablation and microwave ablation, one of them can be chosen to be performed.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

EADM

EADM is a chemotherapy drug used in transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).Dosage: EADM 30-60 mg per patient,depending on the situation of the patient.

Intervention Type DRUG

Ultra-fluid lipiodol

Ultra-fluid lipiodol is a kind of embolization material used in TACE. Standard: 38% ultra-fluid lipiodol .

Intervention Type DRUG

Gelatin sponge articles

Gelatin sponge articles embolization material used in TACE. Standard: 350-560 um in diameter.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Radiofrequency ablation Microwave ablation Epirubicin lipiodol

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with primary liver cancer aged from 18-80 years, and life expectancy longer than three months;
2. Patients with large HCC (\>5cm in diameter) and huge HCC (≥10cm in diameter), including HCC and mixed type of liver cancer (HCC-ICC);
3. Patients with no thrombus in main portal vein (PV)
4. Patients' liver function classified as Child-Pugh A or B, ECOG PS ≤ 2;
5. Patients without bleeding tendency or coagulation disorder, or with reversible coagulopathy after therapy;
6. White blood cell count ≥ 3.0×10\^9/L;
7. Hemoglobin ≥ 8.5g/dl;
8. Platelet ≥ 50×10\^9/L;
9. INR ≤ 2.3 or PT not exceeding the upper limit of reference 3 seconds;
10. Blood creatinine less than 1.5 times of upper limit of reference;
11. Patients and/or their relatives willing to join in the clinical trial and signing the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with diffuse type of liver cancer;
2. Cholangiocellular carcinoma
3. Patients with main PV thrombus;
4. Patients with hepatic vein thrombus;
5. Patients with lymph node or distant metastasis outside of liver;
6. Patients' liver function classified as Child-Pugh C and no improvement after treatment of liver protection;
7. Patients with irreversible coagulation disorder and abnormality in blood routine test, or having obvious bleeding tendency;
8. Patients with intractable massive ascites;
9. Patients' ECOG PS \>2;
10. Patients complicated with active infection, especially cholangitis;
11. Patients with severe disorders of heart, lungs, kidneys, or brain;
12. Patients and/or their relatives refuse to anticipate this study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Xijing Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Changhai Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shanghai Cancer Hospital, China

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shengjing Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Third Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Jilin Provincial Tumor Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Jiangsu Cancer Institute & Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Henan Cancer Hospital

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Anhui Provincial Hospital

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shandong Tumor Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Chinese PLA General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

LanZhou University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sun Yat-sen University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hunan Provincial People's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jianhua Wang, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

Locations

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Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Jianhua Wang, MD

Role: CONTACT

+8613611759557

Rong Liu, MD

Role: CONTACT

+8613681971563

Facility Contacts

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Jianhua Wang, MD

Role: primary

+8613611749557

Rong Liu, MD

Role: backup

+8613681971563

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Other Identifiers

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B2015-146R

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Identifier Source: org_study_id

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