Transarterial Chemoembolization Prior to Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (CATCH)
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Purpose
The hope to treat more patients with hepatocellular carcinoma successfully is however tempered by the shortage of donors leading to an increasing waiting time for liver transplantation (LT). Intention-to-treat analysis have showed that the reported excellent long-term outcome is curtailed and significantly hampered by the growing incidence of patients who must be removed from the waiting list because of tumor progression. A way to face with this issue is to treat hepatocellular carcinoma prior to LT. Among therapeutic options to impede tumor progression, Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) is the most common modality used. While there are many studies concerning TACE in this setting, none are controlled studies and thus there is no firm evidence concerning its efficacy in reducing drop-out or increasing survival. Moreover TACE may induce risks (liver failure, arterial complications…) while waiting for LT. Most of the available data have been based upon analysis of patients who received a transplant and have not included patients who were eligible for LT but died, or showed progression, before it could be performed. Therefore, studies conducted on an intention-to-treat basis are needed to clarify the benefit and the risks of TACE prior to LT in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
Other: Intra-arterial administration of DC BeadsR |
Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Efficacy of Transarterial Chemoembolization With DC-BeadsR Prior to Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma on Patient Survival : A Prosepctive Multicentre and Randomized Study |
- Survival [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Intention to treat survival at 3 years following inscription on the waiting list for liver transplantation in patient with hepatocellular carcinoma
- Dropout rate [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Dropout rate (tumor progression beyond transplanted criteria and all causes mortality)
- Post-transplantation survival rate [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Allograft survival [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Time to dropout [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Recurrence rate [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- TACE-induced complications (local and general) [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Contrast agent - induced complications [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Doxorubicin-induced complications [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Efficacy of TACE [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Efficacy of TACE (morphological response to TACE: captation rate of Lipiodol and morphological response (RECIST guidelines), as well as histological criteria: percentage of necrosis on pathological examination)
| Estimated Enrollment: | 140 |
| Study Start Date: | August 2012 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | August 2017 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | August 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: Intra-arterial administration of DC BeadsR
Intra-arterial administration of DC BeadsR, (1 vial of 100-300 µm) as selectively as possible loaded with doxorubicin (50 mg per procedure) and mixed with an equal volume of contrast medium. The first injection will be performed within 21 days following enlisting and repeated 1-2 times until LT (only if hypervascularized vital tumor tissue is again visible on CT Scan and if liver function remains within Child A stage) or until complete response
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Other: Intra-arterial administration of DC BeadsR |
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No Intervention: Control
Usual care
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Detailed Description:
- Multicentre, prospective, randomized, 2 parallel group study
- Preoperative evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma in recipients: Tumor diagnosis will be mainly based upon EASL guidelines. HCCs will be classified according to UCSF criteria (size, number of nodules). Clinical and biological status will be updated every 3 month.
- Pre-transplant treatment:
TACE group: An emulsion of Lipiodol and a cytotoxic drug (50mg/m2 of doxorubicin) will be injected as selectively as possible. Then, an embolic agent will be used to assure stop of flow. The first injection will be performed within 10 days following enlisting and repeated every 8 weeks until LT (only if hypervascularized vital tumor tissue is again visible on CT Scan and if liver function remains within Child A stage) or until complete response. Clinical/biological follow-up will be done once a month.
Control group (no treatment until LT): clinical/biological follow-up and CT-scan every 3 month.
This prospective, multicentric, and randomized study may allow investigators to show that TACE with DC-BeadsR can significantly increase intention to treat survival of patients transplanted for HCC. We also expect that this result will be associated with less recurrence of the cancer after transplantation.
Obviously, we expect that the beneficial effect of TACE will be associated with a acceptable rate of complication related to the procedure.
- Pathologic examination: In all patients in whom LT will be performed, the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma will be confirmed by a histological examination of the explanted liver.
- Dropout criteria: Patients with progression but still meeting the transplant criteria will be maintained in their respective group. Patients with progression over the transplant criteria will be excluded from the waiting list and censored.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients >18 years
- With well compensated cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma meeting UCSF criteria
- Without general contraindication to LT
- Written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients that already had TACE
- Or other local treatment for HCC
- Or neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy
- Or planned living donor
- Or non arterialized lesion(s)
- Or Contraindication to DC-BeadsR
- Or allergy to contrast agents
- Or contraindication to Doxorubicin.
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Philippe COMPAGNON, MD | (0)1 49 81 24 31 ext +33 | philippe.compagnon@hmn.aphp.fr |
| France | |
| Hôpital Henri Mondor - Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris | Recruiting |
| Créteil, France, 94010 | |
| Contact: Philippe Compagnon, MD (0) 1 49 81 24 31 ext + 33 philippe.compagnon@hmn.aphp.fr | |
| Principal Investigator: Philippe Compagnon, MD | |
| Principal Investigator: Daniel AZOULAY, MD PhD | |
| Hôpital Michalon, CHU de Grenoble | Recruiting |
| Grenoble, France, 38000 | |
| Contact: LETOUBLON Christian, MD PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: Christian LETOUBLON, MD PhD | |
| Hôpital Claude Huriez, CHU de Lille | Recruiting |
| Lille, France, 59000 | |
| Contact: François-René PRUVOT, MD PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: François-René PRUVOT, MD PhD | |
| Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, HCL, Lyon | Recruiting |
| Lyon, France, 69000 | |
| Contact: Christian DUCERF, MD PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: Christian DUCERF, MD PhD | |
| Hôpital Saint-Antoine / APHP | Recruiting |
| Paris, France, 75000 | |
| Contact: Olivier SOUBRANE, MD PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: Olivier Soubrane, MD PhD | |
| Hôpital Pontchaillou | Recruiting |
| Rennes, France, 35033 | |
| Contact: Karim Boudjema, MD PhD karim.boudjema@chu-rennes.fr | |
| Principal Investigator: Karim Boudjema, MD PhD | |
| Sub-Investigator: Tanguy ROHOU, MD | |
| Hôpital Trousseau, CHU de Tours | Recruiting |
| Tours, France, 37000 | |
| Contact: Ephrem SALAME, MD PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: Ephrem Salame, MD, PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: | Philippe COMPAGNON, MD | Service de Chirurgie Digestive - Transplantation Hépatique / Hôpital Henri Mondor - Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris / Faculté de Médecine - Université Paris-Est |
| Principal Investigator: | Karim BOUDJEMA, MD PhD | Service de Chirurgie Hépato-biliaire et Digestive, Transplantation Hépatique / CHU de Rennes / Université de Rennes 1 |
| Study Chair: | Bruno Laviolle, MD, PhD | Service de Pharmacologie et CIC - INSERM 0203 / CHU de Rennes / Université de Rennes |
More Information
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Rennes University Hospital |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01676194 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 2012~A00269-34 |
| Study First Received: | August 28, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | August 28, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis) |
Keywords provided by Rennes University Hospital:
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Transarterial Chemoembolization Liver transplantation Hepatocellular carcinoma |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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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 |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013