Yueju Pill Combined With Standard Therapy In Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer

NCT ID: NCT07169916

Last Updated: 2025-09-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

210 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-09-01

Study Completion Date

2027-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial designed to evaluate the impact of Yueju Pill on quality of life and treatment efficacy in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) receiving standard therapy.

Detailed Description

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This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial aims to evaluate the impact of Yueju Pill on quality of life and treatment efficacy in patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer (BTC) receiving guideline-based standard chemotherapy. The study will be conducted at Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated with Fudan University, Xuhui District Central Hospital of Shanghai, Minhang District Central Hospital of Shanghai, and Shanghai Geriatric Medical Center. Eligible patients will be randomized into two groups: Group A (Intervention): Standard chemotherapy + Yueju Pill (6-9 g per dose, twice daily, orally until disease progression or intolerable toxicity). Group B (Control): Standard chemotherapy + placebo (identical in appearance, packaging, dosage, and administration frequency to Yueju Pill).

Conditions

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Biliary Tract Cancer (BTC)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized Controlled Trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors
This study is double-blind. Subjects, investigators, site staff, CRCs, and assessors will remain blinded to the intervention (Yueju Pill or placebo). Study drug and placebo are identical in appearance, packaging, color, odor, specifications, and labeling. Standard-of-care treatment is not blinded.

Study Groups

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Yueju group (Group A)

In addition to guideline-based standard therapy, patients will receive Yueju Pill according to the instructions, 6-9 g per dose, twice daily, orally, continued until tumor progression or until the patient is unable to continue treatment for other reasons.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Yueju Pill + Standard Anti-tumor Therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Group A (Intervention): Standard therapy + Yueju Pill (6-9 g per dose, twice daily, orally until disease progression or intolerable toxicity).

Placebo group (Group A)

Patients will receive guideline-based standard therapy combined with a placebo. The placebo is matched to Yueju Pill in appearance, smell, packaging, administration method, dosage, and treatment schedule.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo + Standard anti-tumor therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Group B (Control): Standard therapy + placebo (identical in appearance, packaging, dosage, and administration frequency to Yueju Pill).

Interventions

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Yueju Pill + Standard Anti-tumor Therapy

Group A (Intervention): Standard therapy + Yueju Pill (6-9 g per dose, twice daily, orally until disease progression or intolerable toxicity).

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo + Standard anti-tumor therapy

Group B (Control): Standard therapy + placebo (identical in appearance, packaging, dosage, and administration frequency to Yueju Pill).

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Subjects must meet all of the following criteria to be enrolled in this study:

1. No gender restriction, age ≥18 years, and expected survival ≥3 months;
2. ECOG Performance Status (PS) of 0-1;
3. Child-Pugh class A;
4. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC), including intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, hilar cholangiocarcinoma, or gallbladder cancer;
5. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1 criteria;
6. Planned to receive or currently receiving guideline-based, chemotherapy-centered systemic first- or second-line therapy;
7. Presence of mild to moderate anxiety or depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 or GAD-7 score of 5-14);
8. Adequate major organ function, including:

1. Hematology (no blood transfusion or hematopoietic growth factors within 14 days): Hb ≥90 g/L, ANC ≥1.5×10⁹/L, PLT ≥90×10⁹/L, WBC ≥3.0×10⁹/L;
2. Biochemistry: TBIL ≤1.5×ULN (≤2×ULN if liver metastases); ALT and AST ≤2.5×ULN (≤5×ULN if liver metastases); serum creatinine ≤1.5×ULN or creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min; plasma albumin ≥30 g/L;
3. Coagulation: INR and PT ≤1.5×ULN, APTT ≤1.5×ULN;
4. Cardiac function: LVEF ≥50%, QTcF ≤450 msec (male) or ≤470 msec (female);
5. Urine protein ≤2+, and if \>2+, 24-hour urine protein must be ≤1.0 g;
9. Not pregnant or breastfeeding, and subjects of childbearing potential must use effective contraception during treatment and for 3 months after treatment;
10. Voluntary participation with signed informed consent, good compliance, and willingness to cooperate with follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects meeting any of the following criteria will not be eligible for this study:

1. Histological types of ampullary cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, mixed-type liver cancer, or other malignancies not originating from bile duct cells;
2. History of or concurrent malignancy at other sites;
3. Severe anxiety or depression (PHQ-9 or GAD-7 score ≥15), currently receiving antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication, or history of substance abuse, alcoholism, or drug abuse;
4. Currently using other traditional Chinese medicine compound interventions;
5. Known allergy to monoclonal antibodies, anti-angiogenic drugs, gemcitabine, platinum drugs, or components of Chinese medicine;
6. Uncontrolled severe comorbidities, including:

1. Congestive heart failure;
2. Difficult-to-control hypertension;
3. Angina or arrhythmias;
4. Interstitial lung disease or active pulmonary tuberculosis;
5. HBV DNA \>2000 copies/mL or HCV RNA \>1000 IU/mL after antiviral therapy;
6. Known HIV positive or diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS);
7. Clinically significant gastroesophageal variceal bleeding within 3 months prior to enrollment, or known bleeding tendency;
8. Coagulation abnormalities (PT \>14 sec), bleeding tendency, or currently receiving anticoagulant/thrombolytic therapy;
9. Known or suspected active autoimmune disease, or requiring long-term systemic immunosuppressive therapy or corticosteroids;
7. Other factors that, in the investigator's judgment, may affect patient safety or trial compliance (e.g., severe laboratory abnormalities, psychiatric disorders, lack of family or social support).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shanghai Geriatric Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Minhang Central Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Xuhui Central Hospital, Shanghai

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fudan University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jia Fan

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jia Fan, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fudan University

Locations

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Zhongshan hospital Fudan University

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Guoming Shi, Professor

Role: CONTACT

+86 13916969578

Yixiao Zhang, M.D.

Role: CONTACT

+86 13661702682

Facility Contacts

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Guoming Shi, Professor

Role: primary

+86 13916969578

Yixiao Zhang, M.D.

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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YJ-BTC Trial

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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