Hepatocellular CarcinomaPhase 1NCT00846131
Y-90 Alone or With Sorafenib for Pre-Transplant Hepatocellular Carcinoma
A Phase 1 study testing Sorafenib and Yttrium-90 (Y-90) in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma, run by Northwestern University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
A research study to determine the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of Therasphere® (also known as Y-90, or Y-90 Therasphere) combined with or without sorafenib (Nexavar®), in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, or liver cancer), awaiting liver transplantation. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- What is being tested?
- Sorafenib and Yttrium-90 (Y-90)
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 24 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Feb 2009to Sep 2016
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Adult > 18 years olf of either gender
- Diagnosis of HCC confirmed by biopsy, CT, or MRI
- Able to carry out activities of daily living, awake >50% of waking hours
- Meets eligibility for liver transplantation
- No prior treatment for HCC
- Ability to understand and sign the informed consent
- Child-bearing women and any men agree to use two forms of birth control (one of which should be a barrier method) during the course of therapy and for 8 weeks afterward.
Who cannot join
- Less than or = 18 years old
- Ineligible for transplant due to comorbid disease
- Renal Failure requiring dialysis of any kind
- Severe Cardiac disease
- History of a stroke
- Evidence of metastatic disease- or tumors that have spread outside the liver
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- Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Uncontrolled blood pressure (systolic > 160) despite medication(s)
- Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the screening visit
- Active clinically serious infection
- Serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
- History of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) within 6 weeks prior to the screening visit
- Prior transplant of any kind
- Must be able to swallow oral pills, tablets or capsules of any size
- Use of St. John's Wort or rifampin (rifampicin).
- Currently being treated with Interferon and/or Ribavirin therapy due to the thrombocytopenias, lymphopenias and anemias observed with use of these two medications.
- Known or suspected allergy to sorafenib or any agent given in the course of this trial.
- Any malabsorption problem
- Pregnancy or lactation. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test 7 days prior to beginning therapy.
- No potential living donor transplant (LDT-donor identified and worked up by the time of randomization into this study. If a living donor is later identified- the subject will be allowed to continue in the study. Sorafenib will be stopped at a minimum of 7 days prior to transplant surgery.
- Active alcohol use, drug use, or a psychiatric disease that would, in the opinion of the PI or a subinvestigator (sub-I), prevent the subject from complying with the study protocol and/or endanger the subject during their participation in the study
- Inability of the potential subject to read, understand and sign the informed consent document
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
About this study
Official title: A Single-Center Proof of Concept Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Tolerability of Sorafenib Combined With Therasphere in Subjects With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting Liver Transplantation.
A research study to determine the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of Therasphere® (also known as Y-90, or Y-90 Therasphere) combined with or without sorafenib (Nexavar®), in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, or liver cancer), awaiting liver transplantation.
Read the detailed description
Because Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) grows by forming new blood vessels liver transplant (OLT) offers the best chance for long term survival. However, with the growing number of patients who require OLT, prolonged wait list times often lead to drop out from the transplant list due to tumor progression. Some patients are granted an "upgrade",within the generally accepted guidelines for transplant eligibility, in order to expedite the access of patients with early HCC to transplantation before tumor progression. The use of therapies like radioembolization also known as Yttrium-90 ([Y-90] a procedure where very small beads coated with radiation are injected directly into the tumor through an artery in your groin) while awaiting OLT has become common at most transplant centers, including Northwestern, to help patients reach transplant. Additionally, these treatments are being used to move patients to a status eligible for transplant. We are studying whether a combination approach with systemic therapy and therapy applied directly to the liver, will be more successful than a single therapy . Angiogenesis (a process involving the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels) plays an important role in the early stages of HCC. A decrease in angiogenesis both locally within the treated tumor as well as in any existing tumor cells, not yet detected, would hopefully decrease the incidence of post transplant recurrence of HCC. All subjects enrolled in this study will be treated with the use of Therasphere, Y-90, which is composed of nonbiodegradable glass microspheres coated with the radioactive compound Y-90 which are injected into the hepatic artery. The concentrated radioactive microspheres within the tumor lead to "inside-out" radiation. Half of the subjects will be treated with sorafenib (NEXAVAR®) in conjunction with Y-90. The determination of which subjects will receive sorafenib will be made randomly, like the flip of a coin. Sorafenib works by slowing the growth of the tumor cell , attacking the tumor from the outside. Researchers hope to determine whether the subjects treated with sorafenib have an overall improved response to liver directed therapy with Y-90 Therasphere.
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Being tested
- Sorafenib, Yttrium-90 (Y-90)
- Keywords
- Subjects with primary hepatocellular carcinoma, intended for liver transplantation.
- Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
SorafenibDrug
Also called BAY 54-9085 is the tosylate salt of BAY 43-9006; NEXAVAR®
Randomized to Y-90 ± Sorafenib
Yttrium-90 (Y-90)Drug
Also called Radioembolization, Therasphere
Patients undergo radioembolization with Yttrium 90 microspheres by hepatic artery infusion
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| A: Y-90 alone | Active comparator | Patients randomized to Arm A will proceed to Y-90 treatment alone in the Northwestern standard of care procedure Receives: Drug: Yttrium-90 (Y-90) |
| B: Sorafenib + Y-90 | Experimental | Patients randomized to Arm B will start sorafenib at a dose of 400 mg twice daily for bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN and 200 mg twice daily for bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN to ≤ 3 x ULN. After 14 days of sorafenib therapy (+/- 3 days) patients will proceed to Y-90 in the Northwestern standard of care procedure Receives: Drug: Sorafenib; Drug: Yttrium-90 (Y-90) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
To Evaluate sorafenib as an adjunct to Y-90 for control of HCC as a bridge/downstage to transplant
Subjects randomized to receive Sorafenib take the drug for 2 weeks before treatment with Y90. They have imaging (CT/MRI) 2 weeks after starting Sorafenib then are treated. Post-treatment patients have blood drawn and adverse event evaluation at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, and then every 6 weeks up to 1 year or time of transplant. Repeat imaging is done at 4 weeks, and then every 3 months post-treatment. Subjects not receiving Sorafenib are treated with Y90 and then are evaluated post-treatment the same as the subjects that receive the drug.
Measured: Up to one year
Secondary outcomes (2)
To characterize the toxicity profile of sorafenib and Y90 using NCI CTC toxicity grading scales.
Subjects randomized to receive Sorafenib take the drug for 2 weeks before treatment with Y90. They have imaging (CT/MRI) 2 weeks after starting Sorafenib then are treated. Post-treatment patients have blood drawn and adverse event evaluation at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, and then every 6 weeks up to 1 year or time of transplant. Repeat imaging is done at 4 weeks, and then every 3 months post-treatment. Subjects not receiving Sorafenib are treated with Y90 and then are evaluated post-treatment the same as the subjects that receive the drug.
Measured: up to 1 year
To identify predictive and prognostic markers of how the liver cancer will respond to treatment.
All subjects are evaluated with lab work and adverse event assessment at 2, 4, and 6 weeks post-treatment, and then every 6 weeks up to 1 year or when they receive transplant.
Measured: up to 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Feb 2009 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2009
- Primary completionJul 2015
- Study completionSep 2016
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Hepatocellular CarcinomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Northwestern UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 24 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Laura Kulik, Northwestern University
- Investigators
- Laura Kulik, MD, Principal investigator, Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationRiad Salem, MD, Principal investigator, Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00846131
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NU08I4
- Other IDs
- STU00005761
- Status last verified
- Sep 2016
- First submitted
- 16 Feb 2009
- Last updated
- 15 Sep 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Kulik L, Vouche M, Koppe S, Lewandowski RJ, Mulcahy MF, Ganger D, Habib A, Karp J, Al-Saden P, Lacouture M, Cotliar J, Abecassis M, Baker T, Salem R. Prospective randomized pilot study of Y90+/-sorafenib as bridge to transplantation in hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol. 2014 Aug;61(2):309-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.03.023. Epub 2014 Mar 27.
PubMed 24681342Vouche M, Kulik L, Atassi R, Memon K, Hickey R, Ganger D, Miller FH, Yaghmai V, Abecassis M, Baker T, Mulcahy M, Nayar R, Lewandowski RJ, Salem R. Radiological-pathological analysis of WHO, RECIST, EASL, mRECIST and DWI: Imaging analysis from a prospective randomized trial of Y90 +/- sorafenib. Hepatology. 2013 Nov;58(5):1655-66. doi: 10.1002/hep.26487. Epub 2013 Oct 1.
PubMed 23703789
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Sep 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Single-Center Proof of Concept Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Tolerability of Sorafenib Combined With Therasphere in Subjects With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting Liver Transplantation.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00846131
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NU08I4
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Keywords
- Subjects with primary hepatocellular carcinoma, intended for liver transplantation.
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 24 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Northwestern UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- Feb 2009
- Primary completion
- Jul 2015 (actual)
- Study completion
- Sep 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 Feb 2009 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
A research study to determine the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of Therasphere® (also known as Y-90, or Y-90 Therasphere) combined with or without sorafenib (Nexavar®), in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, or liver cancer), awaiting liver transplantation.
Detailed description
Because Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) grows by forming new blood vessels liver transplant (OLT) offers the best chance for long term survival. However, with the growing number of patients who require OLT, prolonged wait list times often lead to drop out from the transplant list due to tumor progression. Some patients are granted an "upgrade",within the generally accepted guidelines for transplant eligibility, in order to expedite the access of patients with early HCC to transplantation before tumor progression. The use of therapies like radioembolization also known as Yttrium-90 ([Y-90] a procedure where very small beads coated with radiation are injected directly into the tumor through an artery in your groin) while awaiting OLT has become common at most transplant centers, including Northwestern, to help patients reach transplant. Additionally, these treatments are being used to move patients to a status eligible for transplant. We are studying whether a combination approach with systemic therapy and therapy applied directly to the liver, will be more successful than a single therapy . Angiogenesis (a process involving the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels) plays an important role in the early stages of HCC. A decrease in angiogenesis both locally within the treated tumor as well as in any existing tumor cells, not yet detected, would hopefully decrease the incidence of post transplant recurrence of HCC. All subjects enrolled in this study will be treated with the use of Therasphere, Y-90, which is composed of nonbiodegradable glass microspheres coated with the radioactive compound Y-90 which are injected into the hepatic artery. The concentrated radioactive microspheres within the tumor lead to "inside-out" radiation. Half of the subjects will be treated with sorafenib (NEXAVAR®) in conjunction with Y-90. The determination of which subjects will receive sorafenib will be made randomly, like the flip of a coin. Sorafenib works by slowing the growth of the tumor cell , attacking the tumor from the outside. Researchers hope to determine whether the subjects treated with sorafenib have an overall improved response to liver directed therapy with Y-90 Therasphere.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| A: Y-90 alone | Active comparator | Drug: Yttrium-90 (Y-90)Patients randomized to Arm A will proceed to Y-90 treatment alone in the Northwestern standard of care procedure |
| B: Sorafenib + Y-90 | Experimental | Drug: Sorafenib, Drug: Yttrium-90 (Y-90)Patients randomized to Arm B will start sorafenib at a dose of 400 mg twice daily for bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN and 200 mg twice daily for bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN to ≤ 3 x ULN. After 14 days of sorafenib therapy (+/- 3 days) patients will proceed to Y-90 in the Northwestern standard of care procedure |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Adult > 18 years olf of either gender
- Diagnosis of HCC confirmed by biopsy, CT, or MRI
- Able to carry out activities of daily living, awake >50% of waking hours
- Meets eligibility for liver transplantation
- No prior treatment for HCC
Key exclusion criteria (22 listed)
- Less than or = 18 years old
- Ineligible for transplant due to comorbid disease
- Renal Failure requiring dialysis of any kind
- Severe Cardiac disease
- History of a stroke
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| SorafenibAlso: BAY 54-9085 is the tosylate salt of BAY 43-9006; NEXAVAR®Randomized to Y-90 ± Sorafenib | Drug | B: Sorafenib + Y-90 |
| Yttrium-90 (Y-90)Also: Radioembolization, TheraspherePatients undergo radioembolization with Yttrium 90 microspheres by hepatic artery infusion | Drug | A: Y-90 alone, B: Sorafenib + Y-90 |
Primary outcome
To Evaluate sorafenib as an adjunct to Y-90 for control of HCC as a bridge/downstage to transplant
Time frame: Up to one year
Subjects randomized to receive Sorafenib take the drug for 2 weeks before treatment with Y90. They have imaging (CT/MRI) 2 weeks after starting Sorafenib then are treated. Post-treatment patients have blood drawn and adverse event evaluation at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, and then every 6 weeks up to 1 year or time of transplant. Repeat imaging is done at 4 weeks, and then every 3 months post-treatment. Subjects not receiving Sorafenib are treated with Y90 and then are evaluated post-treatment the same as the subjects that receive the drug.
2 secondary outcomes
To characterize the toxicity profile of sorafenib and Y90 using NCI CTC toxicity grading scales.
Time frame: up to 1 year
To identify predictive and prognostic markers of how the liver cancer will respond to treatment.
Time frame: up to 1 year
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 Sep 2016.
- Results publication: PubMed 24681342Kulik L, Vouche M, Koppe S, Lewandowski RJ, Mulcahy MF, Ganger D, Habib A, Karp J, Al-Saden P, Lacouture M, Cotliar J, Abecassis M, Baker T, Salem R. Prospective randomized pilot study of Y90+/-sorafenib as bridge to transplantation in hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol. 2014 Aug;61(2):309-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.03.023. Epub 2014 Mar 27.
- Results publication: PubMed 23703789Vouche M, Kulik L, Atassi R, Memon K, Hickey R, Ganger D, Miller FH, Yaghmai V, Abecassis M, Baker T, Mulcahy M, Nayar R, Lewandowski RJ, Salem R. Radiological-pathological analysis of WHO, RECIST, EASL, mRECIST and DWI: Imaging analysis from a prospective randomized trial of Y90 +/- sorafenib. Hepatology. 2013 Nov;58(5):1655-66. doi: 10.1002/hep.26487. Epub 2013 Oct 1.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Laura Kulik, MD principal investigator
Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
Riad Salem, MD principal investigator
Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing Sorafenib and Yttrium-90 (Y-90) in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma, run by Northwestern University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 22 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Sep 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
To Evaluate sorafenib as an adjunct to Y-90 for control of HCC as a bridge/downstage to transplant (time frame: Up to one year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00846131, which also lists 2 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Sep 2016.