Hepatocellular Carcinoma Non-resectablePhase 2NCT04599790
TACE Combined With Lenvatinib and Sintilimab for Advanced HCC
A Phase 2 study testing TACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Non-resectable, run by Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab in patients with unresectable advanced hepatocellullar carcinoma (HCC). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Non-resectable
- What is being tested?
- TACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 1 Oct 2020to 31 Oct 2022
- Phase
- Phase 2
- 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
- Advanced HCC (BCLC stage C, or CNLC IIIa and IIIb ) with diagnosis confirmed by histology/cytology or clinically
- Disease not amenable to curative therapies but amenable to TACE
- At least one measurable untreated lesion
- No prior systemic therapy for HCC
- Child-Pugh score 5-7
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 at enrollment
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- Adequate organ and hematologic function
- Life expectancy of at least 3 months
- For women of childbearing potential and for men: agreement to remain abstinent
Who cannot join
- Diagnosis of fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC
- Diffuse HCC
- Portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) involves the main trunk and contralateral branch or upper mesenteric vein
- Inferior vena cava tumor thrombus
- Metastatic disease that involves major airways or blood vessels
- Symptomatic, untreated or progressing central nervous system metastasis
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- Uncontrolled tumor-related pain
- Patients who received prior systemic therapy, immunotherapy, TACE, transcatheter arterial radioembolization (TARE), transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE), hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) or radiation therapy for HCC
- Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents
- Use of herbal therapies or traditional Chinese medicines with anti-cancer activity within 2 weeks
- History of malignancy other than HCC within 5 years prior to screening, except for malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death
- Uncontrolled ascites, hydrothorax or pericardial effusion
- Prior esophageal and/or gastric varices bleeding within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment
- Prior life-threatening blood loss or grade 3/4 gastrointestinal bleeding requiring blood infusion, endoscopic or surgical intervention within 3 months
- Untreated or incompletely treated esophageal and/or gastric varices with bleeding or high-risk for bleeding
- History of gastrointestinal (GI) perforation and/or fistula in the past 6 months history of GI obstruction (including incomplete intestinal obstruction requiring parenteral nutrition), extensive bowel resection (partial colectomy or extensive small bowel resection, complicated by chronic diarrhea), Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or long-term chronic diarrhea
- History of hepatic encephalopathy
- History of organ and stem cell transplantation
- Long-term daily treatment with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
- Use of immunosuppressive drugs in the past 4 weeks, excluding the routes of topical glucocorticoids or physiological doses of systemic glucocorticoids (ie no more than 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent). Temporary use of glucocorticoids for dyspnea symptoms such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is allowed
- History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis
- Active tuberculosis
- Active severe infection; use of antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to injection of tislelizumab
- Autoimmune disease or immune deficiency
- Inadequately controlled hypertension; history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
- Bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy
- Serious, non-healing or dehiscing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture underwent major surgery (craniotomy, thoracotomy or open surgery) within 4 weeks; non-recovery from side effects of these procedure
- History of venous thromboembolism in the past 6 months, but implantable IV ports or catheter-derived thrombosis, superficial venous thrombosis, or thrombosis after conventional anticoagulant therapy are excluded
- Current or recent use of aspirin or treatment with dipyramidole, ticlopidine, clopidogrel, or cilostazol uncontrolled metabolic disorder, non-malignant organ or systemic disease or secondary carcinomatous reaction, with high medical risk and/or uncertainty of life expectancy evaluation
- Other acute or chronic diseases, mental illness, or abnormal laboratory test results that may lead to the following outcomes: increase the risk of participating in study or study drug administration, or interfere with the interpretation of the study results and considered by investigator as "NOT" eligible to participate in this study
- Female patients who are pregnancy or breastfeeding
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
China1 site
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510260
About this study
Official title: Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Combined With Lenvatinib and Sintilimab for Unresectable Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Open-label, Single-arm, Single-center, Prospective Study
This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab in patients with unresectable advanced hepatocellullar carcinoma (HCC).
Read the detailed description
This is a Phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab in patients with advanced HCC.
30 subjects with advanced HCC (Barcelona-Clinic- Liver-Cancer [BCLC] stage C, or China liver cancer staging [CNLC] IIIa and IIIb) will be enrolled in the study.
Lenvatinib 12mg (body weight ≥60kg) or 8mg (body weight <60kg) P.O. qd and sintilimab (200mg I.V. q3w) will be started at 3-7 days after the first TACE. TACE will be repeated if clinically indicated based on the evaluation of follow-up laboratory and imaging examination. Lenvatinib will last until disease progresses, intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, loss of follow-up, death, or other circumstances that require termination of treatment, whichever occurs first. Sintilimab will last up to 24 months, or until disease progresses, intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, loss of follow-up, death, or other circumstances that require termination of treatment, whichever occurs first. Patients will be allowed to have lenvatinib or sintilimab as a sigle agent and will be still considered on study when the other drug cause intolerable toxicity.
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Non-resectable
- Being tested
- TACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
TACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimabDrug
Lenvatinib 12mg (body weight ≥60kg) or 8mg (body weight <60kg) P.O. qd and sintilimab 200mg I.V. q3w will be started at 3-7 days after the first TACE.TACE will be repeated if clinically indicated. Treatment of sintilimab will last up to 24 months. Patients will be allowed to have lenvatilib or sintilimab as a sigle agent and will be still considered on study when the other drug cause intolerable toxicity.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| TACE-Len-Sin | Experimental | TACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab. Receives: Drug: TACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Progression free survival (PFS) assessed by investigators according to Modified RECIST (mRECIST)
The time from initiation of treatment until the first occurrence of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Measured: 24 months
Secondary outcomes (9)
Adverse Events (AEs)
Number of patients with AE, treatment-related AE (TRAE), immune-related AE (irAE), AE of special interest (AESI), serious adverse event (SAE), assessed by NCI CTCAE v5.0.
Measured: 24 months
Progression free survival (PFS) assessed by investigators according to Response Evalutaion Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 and immune-related RECIST (irRECIST).
The time from initiation of treatment until the first occurrence of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Measured: 24 months
Objective response rate (ORR) assessed by investigators according to RECIST 1.1 and irRECIST.
The percentage of patients who had a best overall tumor response rating of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR).
Measured: 24 months
Disease control rate (DCR) assessed by investigators according to RECIST 1.1 and irRECIST.
The percentage of patients who had a tumor response rating of CR, PR, or stable disease (SD).
Measured: 24 months
Duration of response (DOR) assessed by investigators according to RECIST 1.1 and irRECIST.
The time from the first occurrence of a documented objective response to disease progression (PD) or death.
Measured: 24 months
Overall survival (OS)
The time from initiation of treatment until the date of death from any cause.
Measured: 24 months
ORR assessed by investigators according to mRECIST.
The percentage of patients who had a best overall tumor response rating of CR or PR.
Measured: 24 months
DCR assessed by investigators according to mRECIST.
The percentage of patients who had a tumor response rating of CR, PR, or SD.
Measured: 24 months
DOR assessed by investigators according to mRECIST.
The time from the first occurrence of a documented objective response to PD or death.
Measured: 24 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Oct 2020
- Study start1 Oct 2020
- Primary completion29 Nov 2021
- Study completion31 Oct 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Non-resectableStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical 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 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Kangshun Zhu, Dr., Principal investigator, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04599790
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MIIR-04
- Status last verified
- Feb 2022
- First submitted
- 19 Oct 2020
- Last updated
- 10 Nov 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Cai M, Huang W, Liang W, Guo Y, Liang L, Lin L, Xie L, Zhou J, Chen Y, Cao B, Wu J, Zhu K. Lenvatinib, sintilimab plus transarterial chemoembolization for advanced stage hepatocellular carcinoma: A phase II study. Liver Int. 2024 Apr;44(4):920-930. doi: 10.1111/liv.15831. Epub 2024 Jan 30.
PubMed 38291865
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Nov 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Combined With Lenvatinib and Sintilimab for Unresectable Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Open-label, Single-arm, Single-center, Prospective Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04599790
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MIIR-04
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Non-resectable
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Oct 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 29 Nov 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Oct 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Oct 2020 (actual)
- 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.
This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab in patients with unresectable advanced hepatocellullar carcinoma (HCC).
Detailed description
This is a Phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab in patients with advanced HCC.
30 subjects with advanced HCC (Barcelona-Clinic- Liver-Cancer [BCLC] stage C, or China liver cancer staging [CNLC] IIIa and IIIb) will be enrolled in the study.
Lenvatinib 12mg (body weight ≥60kg) or 8mg (body weight <60kg) P.O. qd and sintilimab (200mg I.V. q3w) will be started at 3-7 days after the first TACE. TACE will be repeated if clinically indicated based on the evaluation of follow-up laboratory and imaging examination. Lenvatinib will last until disease progresses, intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, loss of follow-up, death, or other circumstances that require termination of treatment, whichever occurs first. Sintilimab will last up to 24 months, or until disease progresses, intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, loss of follow-up, death, or other circumstances that require termination of treatment, whichever occurs first. Patients will be allowed to have lenvatinib or sintilimab as a sigle agent and will be still considered on study when the other drug cause intolerable toxicity.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| TACE-Len-Sin | Experimental | Drug: TACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimabTACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Advanced HCC (BCLC stage C, or CNLC IIIa and IIIb ) with diagnosis confirmed by histology/cytology or clinically
- Disease not amenable to curative therapies but amenable to TACE
- At least one measurable untreated lesion
- No prior systemic therapy for HCC
- Child-Pugh score 5-7
Key exclusion criteria (31 listed)
- Diagnosis of fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC
- Diffuse HCC
- Portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) involves the main trunk and contralateral branch or upper mesenteric vein
- Inferior vena cava tumor thrombus
- Metastatic disease that involves major airways or blood vessels
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 |
|---|---|---|
| TACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimabLenvatinib 12mg (body weight ≥60kg) or 8mg (body weight <60kg) P.O. qd and sintilimab 200mg I.V. q3w will be started at 3-7 days after the first TACE.TACE will be repeated if clinically indicated. Treatment of sintilimab will last up to 24 months. Patients will be allowed to have lenvatilib or sintilimab as a sigle agent and will be still considered on study when the other drug cause intolerable toxicity. | Drug | TACE-Len-Sin |
Primary outcome
Progression free survival (PFS) assessed by investigators according to Modified RECIST (mRECIST)
Time frame: 24 months
The time from initiation of treatment until the first occurrence of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
9 secondary outcomes
Adverse Events (AEs)
Time frame: 24 months
Progression free survival (PFS) assessed by investigators according to Response Evalutaion Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 and immune-related RECIST (irRECIST).
Time frame: 24 months
Objective response rate (ORR) assessed by investigators according to RECIST 1.1 and irRECIST.
Time frame: 24 months
Disease control rate (DCR) assessed by investigators according to RECIST 1.1 and irRECIST.
Time frame: 24 months
Duration of response (DOR) assessed by investigators according to RECIST 1.1 and irRECIST.
Time frame: 24 months
Overall survival (OS)
Time frame: 24 months
ORR assessed by investigators according to mRECIST.
Time frame: 24 months
DCR assessed by investigators according to mRECIST.
Time frame: 24 months
DOR assessed by investigators according to mRECIST.
Time frame: 24 months
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 10 Nov 2022.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 38291865Cai M, Huang W, Liang W, Guo Y, Liang L, Lin L, Xie L, Zhou J, Chen Y, Cao B, Wu J, Zhu K. Lenvatinib, sintilimab plus transarterial chemoembolization for advanced stage hepatocellular carcinoma: A phase II study. Liver Int. 2024 Apr;44(4):920-930. doi: 10.1111/liv.15831. Epub 2024 Jan 30.
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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.
Kangshun Zhu, Dr. principal investigator
Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing TACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Non-resectable, run by Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University at 1 site in China.
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 9 inclusion and 31 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 10 Nov 2022. 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 China. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
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?
Progression free survival (PFS) assessed by investigators according to Modified RECIST (mRECIST) (time frame: 24 months). 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 NCT04599790, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 10 Nov 2022.