Safety and Efficacy of Atorvastatin v. Placebo on HCC Risk (TORCH)
Liver Fibroses, Cirrhosis
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Liver Fibroses focused on measuring Liver Disease, Chemoprevention, HCC, Atorvastatin
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Willing and able to provide informed consent
- Male or female age > 18 years at time of consent
Clinically or histologically diagnosed advanced liver fibrosis or cirrhosis, as defined by one or more of the following:
- Liver biopsy demonstrating advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis (METAVIR 3-4)
- Fibroscan or MR elastography consistent with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis
- FIB-4 score > 3.25
- Imaging showing cirrhotic-appearing liver with signs of portal hypertension
- Advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis documented clinically by a treating physician
PLSec score consistent with high-risk profile
a. PLSec profile will be measured from screening blood sampling and must indicate a high-risk profile
- High-risk for HCC at screening according to the HCC Risk Calculator model
- Liver imaging within 6 months of Day 1 is required in cirrhotic subjects only, to exclude HCC
- Female subjects of childbearing potential who engage in heterosexual intercourse must agree to use protocol specified method(s) of contraception
- Willing and able to undergo protocol blood sampling
- Subject must be able to comply with dosing instructions for study drug administration and able to complete study schedule of assessments
Exclusion Criteria:
Diagnosis of any of the following forms of chronic liver disease:
a. primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), Autoimmune hepatitis, alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency, Wilson disease, hemochromatosis, iron overload, prior known or suspected drug-induced liver injury (DILI)
Current or prior history of any of the following:
a. Clinically significant illness or any other major medical disorder that in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with subject treatment, assessment or compliance with the protocol
- Known positivity for HIV infection
Active, untreated HCV infection
a. Patients with prior history of HCV who achieved sustained virologic response (SVR) >12 from Day 1 may be included in the study
Uncontrolled chronic HBV
a. Patients with well controlled disease with >12 months of stable medication use (or no medication use, in those persons for whom anti-HBV therapy is not indicated)
- Clinical hepatic decompensation, defined as Child's Pugh class B or C cirrhosis
- History of biliary diversion
- Solid organ transplant
- Malignancy within the 5 years prior to screening, with the exception of specific cancers that have been cured by surgical resection (basal cell skin cancer, etc). Subjects under evaluation for possible malignancy are not eligible
- Pregnant or Nursing Females (a negative serum pregnancy test is required at screening for WOCBP)
- Life threatening SAE during the screening period
Subjects having the following laboratory parameters at screening
- ALT > 10 x ULN
- AST > 10 x ULN
- Hemoglobin < 8.5 g/dl
- Serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL
- CK > 3x ULN
- Females who may wish to become pregnant and/or plan to undergo egg harvesting during the study and up to 30 days of the last dose of study drug
- WOCBP must abstain from breastfeeding and be willing to use effective birth control during through the week 4 post treatment follow-up visit
- Clinically relevant alcohol or drug abuse within 12 months of screening
- Use of any prohibited concomitant medications
Use of a statin medication within 90 days of Day 1 visit
a. Subjects who are on a current statin at time of consent must be willing to undergo a 90-day washout period prior to randomization
- Known hypersensitivity to Atorvastatin
- Current or planned participation in an investigational new drug (IND) trial from 30-days prior to randomization through the week 4 post treatment follow-up visit
Sites / Locations
- Massachusetts General HospitalRecruiting
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Group A: Atorvastatin 20 mg
Group B: Placebo to Match (PTM)
Atorvastatin 20mg will be administered daily via oral route for 48 consecutive weeks on an outpatient basis.
PTM will be administered daily via oral route for 48 consecutive weeks on an outpatient basis.