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A Phase II Study of a Continuous Hepatic Arterial Infusion Combination Therapy With OPC-18 and 5-FU in Patients With Highly Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00524498
First received: August 31, 2007
Last updated: July 21, 2010
Last verified: July 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a continuous hepatic arterial infusion combination therapy with OPC-18 and 5-FU versus BST in patients with highly advanced hepatocellular carcinoma for which resection therapy or local therapy is inapplicable due to advanced vascular invasion.


Condition Intervention Phase
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
 Drug: OPC-18
Drug: cisplatin
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase II Study of a Continuous Hepatic Arterial Infusion Combination Therapy With OPC-18 and 5-FU in Patients With Highly Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Further study details as provided by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Antitumor effect (tumor size reduction) [ Time Frame: every 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Disease control rate Overall survival Progression-free survival [ Time Frame: every 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment: 60
Study Start Date: September 2007
Study Completion Date: January 2010
Primary Completion Date: January 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: A
FAIT
 Drug: OPC-18
OPC-18: 500IU * 3 times a week, sc 5-FU : 500mg infusion for 5days into hepatic artery
Active Comparator: B
BST
 Drug: cisplatin
infusion into hepatic artery with cisplatin 10mg and 5-FU 250mg a day
Other Name: low-dose FP treatment

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   20 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who are histologically or clinically (diagnostic imaging and tumor marker) diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Patients with a measurable lesion by contrast CT
  • Patients with no remote metastasis (extrahepatic metastasis), confirmed by X-ray, CT, MRI, or other means if necessary
  • Patients who have not previously received intra-arterial hepatic chemotherapy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients receiving the herbal medicine shosaikoto
  • Patients with autoimmune hepatitis
  • Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to OPC-18 or other interferon preparations
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00524498

Locations
Japan
Chubu region, Japan
Chugoku region, Japan
Hokkaido region, Japan
Kanto region, Japan
Kinki region, Japan
Kyushu region, Japan
Tohoku region, Japan
Sponsors and Collaborators
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Investigators
Study Director: Katsuhisa Saito Divsion of New Product Development
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Katsuhisa Saito, OPCJ
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00524498     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 018-06-002
Study First Received: August 31, 2007
Last Updated: July 21, 2010
Health Authority: Japan: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Keywords provided by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.:
OPC-18
Interferon-alpha
Fluorouracil

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carcinoma
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Adenocarcinoma
Liver Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
 Digestive System Diseases
Liver Diseases
Cisplatin
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs

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