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Hepatectomy Combined With Camrelizumab and Apatinib in CNLC Stage IIIb HCC

Primary Purpose

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
China
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Hepatectomy Combined With Camrelizumab and Apatinib
Sponsored by
Guangxi Medical University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥18
  • CNLC stage IIIb HCC with extrahepatic metastasis (such as lymph node, lung, bone metastasis, but not brain metastasis) diagnosed by clinical imaging, and at least one measurable metastasis can be used as RECIST V1.1 to observe the objective efficacy of "targeted + immune" therapy on target lesions;
  • Local tumors of the liver are expected to be radically resected;
  • Liver function Child-Pugh grade A;
  • ICG R15 < 10%;
  • ECOG PS 0 or 1 score;
  • Estimated survival time ≥6 months;
  • Hematological indexes should meet the following conditions: hemoglobin ≥90 g/L; Neutrophil absolute count ≥1.5×109/L; Platelet ≥80×109/L; Total bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN; ALT 3 x ULN or less;AST 3 x ULN or less; Alkaline phosphatase (AKP) ≤2.5×ULN; Serum albumin ≥28 g/L; Serum creatinine ≤1.5×ULN;
  • The patient is unwilling to receive TACE or radiotherapy;
  • For women of childbearing age, contraceptive measures (such as intrauterine devices, contraceptive tablets or condoms) should be used during the clinical trial until 3 months after the clinical trial ends; Serum or urine HCG test was negative for women of childbearing age within 72 hours prior to study enrollment. Effective contraception should be used during the study period and for three months after the end of the study for male patients with fertile partners.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have a history or concurrence of other malignancies, except cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix;
  • Have used or are currently using other immunosuppressive or chemotherapy drugs for HCC (including but not limited to atezolizumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, tislelizumab, toripalimab, sintilimab, camrelizumab, S-1, etc.);
  • Patients who have received TACE, radiotherapy or systemic therapy within the past 6 months;
  • The presence of congenital or acquired immune deficiency diseases (such as HIV positive);
  • Known severe allergic reactions to PD-1 mab;
  • Within 7 days of enrollment, body temperature of unknown etiology ≥ 38.5℃ or white blood cell count > 15 x 109/L;
  • Patients with hemorrhagic diseases (including but not limited to moderate/severe esophagogastric varices, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic gastric ulcer, hemoptysis > 2.5 ml per day) within 3 months of enrollment;For cases with positive occult blood in stool, occult blood should be reexamined, and gastroenteroscopy should be performed if necessary);
  • Arterial or venous thrombosis, such as cerebrovascular accident (transient ischemic attack, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, etc.), deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary infarction, etc., 6 months before enrollment;
  • Those who have a history of alcohol or psychotropic drug abuse and cannot get rid of it or have mental disorders;
  • Breast-feeding women;
  • Autoimmune diseases in active stage or previous autoimmune diseases (such as autoimmune hepatitis, interstitial pneumonia, uveitis, enteritis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, etc.);
  • Were using immunosuppressant or hormone therapy 2 weeks before enrollment;
  • Grade 1 CTCAE was not recovered after less than 5 drug half-lives with the last use of molecular targeted therapy or due to adverse events caused by previous therapy;
  • Complicated with hepatic encephalopathy or brain metastasis;
  • Hypertension beyond drug control (systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg);
  • Uncontrolled heart disease or symptoms (including but not limited to grade II or higher cardiac function, unstable angina, myocardial infarction in the past 1 year, supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias requiring treatment or intervention);
  • Abnormal coagulation function (INR > 2.0, PT > 16 s), bleeding tendency or need thrombolytic therapy or anticoagulant therapy (but prophylactic use of low-dose aspirin or low-molecular weight heparin is permitted);
  • Hereditary or acquired blood diseases (such as hemophilia, thrombocytopenia, coagulation disorders, etc.);
  • Urine protein ≥ ++ and 24-hour urine protein ≥ 1.0g in routine urine tests.

Sites / Locations

  • Guangxi Medical University Cancer HospitalRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

Hepatectomy Combined With Camrelizumab and Apatinib

Arm Description

Patients with CNLC IIIb hepatocellular carcinoma will receive hepatectomy. Two to four weeks later, they will receive camrelizumab and apatinib treatments.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Overall survival
OS is defined as the time from the hepatectomy to death from any cause.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Objective response rate of extrahepatic target lesions
Objective response rate is defined as the proportion of patients with complete response or partial response.

Full Information

First Posted
September 21, 2021
Last Updated
September 4, 2022
Sponsor
Guangxi Medical University
Collaborators
Jiangsu HengRui Medicine Co., Ltd.
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05062837
Brief Title
Hepatectomy Combined With Camrelizumab and Apatinib in CNLC Stage IIIb HCC
Official Title
Hepatectomy Combined With Camrelizumab and Apatinib in CNLC Stage IIIb Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
September 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
June 1, 2021 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2023 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2023 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Guangxi Medical University
Collaborators
Jiangsu HengRui Medicine Co., Ltd.

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This study intends to prospectively enroll CNLC stage IIIb HCC cases with extrahepatic metastasis and intrahepatic lesions that are expected to be radical resected in several domestic clinical centers, and observe the OS and ORR, DCR, DOR, TTP and PFS of patients receiving hepatectomy combined with apatinib + carrelli pearl treatment.
Detailed Description
Carrelizumab was approved by CFDA for second-line indication of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in 2020. The AHELP study led to the CFDA approval of apatinib for second-line indication of HCC in 2021. RESCUE study (phase II) reported the efficacy and safety data of apatinib combined with carrelizumab in first-line (n= 70, 68.6% of CNLC stage IIIb) and second-line (n= 140, 75.8% of CNLC stage IIIb) in the treatment of advanced HCC. ORR was 46% and 25%, 2-year OS was 43% and 45%, median OS was 20.1 and 21.8 months, PFS was 6.4 and 5.5 months, and grade ≥3 adverse events were 78.6% and 76.7%, respectively. Local progression of intrahepatic lesions of HCC is the most important and direct cause of death, while extrahepatic metastases such as lung and bone metastases progress slowly and pose a much lower threat to life than intrahepatic lesions. For CNLC stage IIIb HCC, although liver resection is not recommended by officical guidelines, for cases with resectable intrahepatic lesions, a number of retrospective studies suggest that patients in the hepatectomy (even palliative resection) group had significantly better OS than those in the nonsurgical group, with a median OS of up to 32 months in the hepatectomy group, significantly higher than 19.2 months in atzuzumab plus bevacizumab or 20.1 months in apatinib plus carrelizumab. Previous retrospective studies in our center also suggest that some HCC patients with extrahepatic metastasis can still benefit from hepatectomy for long-term survival. Other studies suggested that the larger the preoperative diameter of HCC tumor, the greater the probability of postoperative lung metastasis. The more advanced the intrahepatic tumor or the larger the tumor load, the more likely the extrahepatic metastasis. Therefore, hepatectomy combined with targeted drugs +ICI may be the best treatment for HCC with extrahepatic metastasis and radical resection of intrahepatic tumor.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Hepatocellular Carcinoma

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2, Phase 3
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Model Description
Hepatectomy Combined With Camrelizumab and Apatinib
Masking
None (Open Label)
Masking Description
Tumor response will be assessed with revised Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 and mRECIST. All imaging data were independently assessed by one radiologist who is blinded to the clinical data and one hepatologist who is not blinded to the clinical data.
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
62 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Hepatectomy Combined With Camrelizumab and Apatinib
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Patients with CNLC IIIb hepatocellular carcinoma will receive hepatectomy. Two to four weeks later, they will receive camrelizumab and apatinib treatments.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Hepatectomy Combined With Camrelizumab and Apatinib
Intervention Description
Patients with CNLC IIIb hepatocellular carcinoma will receive hepatectomy. Two to four weeks later, they will receive camrelizumab and apatinib treatments.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Overall survival
Description
OS is defined as the time from the hepatectomy to death from any cause.
Time Frame
2 years
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Objective response rate of extrahepatic target lesions
Description
Objective response rate is defined as the proportion of patients with complete response or partial response.
Time Frame
6 months

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
75 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age ≥18 CNLC stage IIIb HCC with extrahepatic metastasis (such as lymph node, lung, bone metastasis, but not brain metastasis) diagnosed by clinical imaging, and at least one measurable metastasis can be used as RECIST V1.1 to observe the objective efficacy of "targeted + immune" therapy on target lesions; Local tumors of the liver are expected to be radically resected; Liver function Child-Pugh grade A; ICG R15 < 10%; ECOG PS 0 or 1 score; Estimated survival time ≥6 months; Hematological indexes should meet the following conditions: hemoglobin ≥90 g/L; Neutrophil absolute count ≥1.5×109/L; Platelet ≥80×109/L; Total bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN; ALT 3 x ULN or less;AST 3 x ULN or less; Alkaline phosphatase (AKP) ≤2.5×ULN; Serum albumin ≥28 g/L; Serum creatinine ≤1.5×ULN; The patient is unwilling to receive TACE or radiotherapy; For women of childbearing age, contraceptive measures (such as intrauterine devices, contraceptive tablets or condoms) should be used during the clinical trial until 3 months after the clinical trial ends; Serum or urine HCG test was negative for women of childbearing age within 72 hours prior to study enrollment. Effective contraception should be used during the study period and for three months after the end of the study for male patients with fertile partners. Exclusion Criteria: Have a history or concurrence of other malignancies, except cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix; Have used or are currently using other immunosuppressive or chemotherapy drugs for HCC (including but not limited to atezolizumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, tislelizumab, toripalimab, sintilimab, camrelizumab, S-1, etc.); Patients who have received TACE, radiotherapy or systemic therapy within the past 6 months; The presence of congenital or acquired immune deficiency diseases (such as HIV positive); Known severe allergic reactions to PD-1 mab; Within 7 days of enrollment, body temperature of unknown etiology ≥ 38.5℃ or white blood cell count > 15 x 109/L; Patients with hemorrhagic diseases (including but not limited to moderate/severe esophagogastric varices, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic gastric ulcer, hemoptysis > 2.5 ml per day) within 3 months of enrollment;For cases with positive occult blood in stool, occult blood should be reexamined, and gastroenteroscopy should be performed if necessary); Arterial or venous thrombosis, such as cerebrovascular accident (transient ischemic attack, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, etc.), deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary infarction, etc., 6 months before enrollment; Those who have a history of alcohol or psychotropic drug abuse and cannot get rid of it or have mental disorders; Breast-feeding women; Autoimmune diseases in active stage or previous autoimmune diseases (such as autoimmune hepatitis, interstitial pneumonia, uveitis, enteritis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, etc.); Were using immunosuppressant or hormone therapy 2 weeks before enrollment; Grade 1 CTCAE was not recovered after less than 5 drug half-lives with the last use of molecular targeted therapy or due to adverse events caused by previous therapy; Complicated with hepatic encephalopathy or brain metastasis; Hypertension beyond drug control (systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg); Uncontrolled heart disease or symptoms (including but not limited to grade II or higher cardiac function, unstable angina, myocardial infarction in the past 1 year, supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias requiring treatment or intervention); Abnormal coagulation function (INR > 2.0, PT > 16 s), bleeding tendency or need thrombolytic therapy or anticoagulant therapy (but prophylactic use of low-dose aspirin or low-molecular weight heparin is permitted); Hereditary or acquired blood diseases (such as hemophilia, thrombocytopenia, coagulation disorders, etc.); Urine protein ≥ ++ and 24-hour urine protein ≥ 1.0g in routine urine tests.
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Bang-De Xiang, Ph.D
Phone
+86 771 5301253
Email
xiangbangde@gxmu.edu.cn
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Jian-Hong Zhong, Ph.D
Phone
15296561499
Email
zhongjianhong@gxmu.edu.cn
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Bang-De Xiang, Ph.D
Organizational Affiliation
Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital
City
Nanning
ZIP/Postal Code
530021
Country
China
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Jian-Hong Zhong, Ph.D
Phone
15296561499
Email
zhongjianhong@gxmu.edu.cn
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Bang-De Xiang, Ph.D
Email
xiangbangde@gxmu.edu.cn

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No
IPD Sharing Plan Description
The data underlying this article will be shared on reasonable request to the corresponding author.
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