Amplitude-modulated Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Treatment for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Immune-RF)

February 11, 2025 updated by: Pirus Ghadjar, Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Combined double immune checkpoint inhibition and radiofrequency electromagnetic field treatment for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Charité University Medicine Berlin is currently the only German University Hospital with an available capacitive radiofrequency electromagnetic field treatment device. While there is retrospective data available regarding the assumed effectiveness and low toxicity profile of radiofrequency electromagnetic field treatment for various solid tumors including liver cancer, there is no prospective data available on the combined effect of first-line palliative double immune checkpoint inhibition and radiofrequency electromagnetic field treatment for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. The investigators aim to conduct a feasibility trial and plan to compare the results with data of a prospective trial with a comparable patient population who received double immune checkpoint inhibition alone.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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36

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • Germany
      • Berlin, Germany, 13353
        • Recruiting
        • Charite University Medicine Berlin
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
          • Pirus Ghadjar, Prof. Dr.
        • Contact:
          • Raphael Mohr, Dr.

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Treatment with combined Anti-PD-L1 and Anti-CTLA-4 antibodies
  • Written informed consent prior to any study procedure
  • 18 years or older
  • Histologically confirmed HCC
  • HCC not amenable to curative (including resection or ablation) or locoregional (including TACE) therapies
  • No prior systemic therapy for HCC
  • Compensated liver function, as defined by a Child-Pugh score ≤ B7
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2
  • Measurable disease by Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST and RECIST v1.1) criteria
  • Body weight of > 30 kg
  • Women of childbearing potential with negative pregnancy test and agreement for adequate birth control if conception is possible
  • If present HBV and HCV managed according to the local institutional practice

Exclusion criteria:

  • Arterioembolic event including a stroke or myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to randomization Severe / unstable angina, or symptomatic congestive heart failure as defined by NYHA III/IV
  • Cardiac pacemakers / ICD
  • Large metal implants in the treatment area
  • Current evidence of coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis
  • Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC
  • Decompensated liver function as defined by Child Pugh ≥ B8
  • Patients on a liver transplantation list
  • Patients with autoimmune disorders or history of organ transplantation who require immunosuppressive therapy
  • Uncontrolled autoimmune or inflammatory disorders
  • Patient not able for supine positioning (e.g. due to pain)
  • Significantly altered mental status
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Experimental
Routine double immune checkpoint inhibition (HIMALAYA phase III trail, STRIDE-arm) combined with radiofrequency electromagnetic field treatment for 60 minutes twice a week
Device: Radiofrequency electromagnetic field treatment
Radiofrequency electromagnetic field treatment using a carrier frequency of 13.56 MHz

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Objective response rate (ORR)
Time Frame: Every 10-12 weeks until progression or a maximum follow-up of 3 years
Objective response rate
Every 10-12 weeks until progression or a maximum follow-up of 3 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Acute and late toxicity
Time Frame: During 4 years of trial conduction
CTCAE version 5
During 4 years of trial conduction
Quality of life (QoL)
Time Frame: During 4 years of trial conduction
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30
During 4 years of trial conduction
Quality of life (QoL)
Time Frame: During 4 years of trial conduction
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-HCC18
During 4 years of trial conduction
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Time Frame: During 4 years of trial conduction
Progression-free survival
During 4 years of trial conduction
Overall survival (OS)
Time Frame: During 4 years of trial conduction
Overall survival
During 4 years of trial conduction
Time to progression (TTP)
Time Frame: During 4 years of trial conduction
Time to progression
During 4 years of trial conduction
Duration of response (DOR)
Time Frame: During 4 years of trial conduction
Duration of response
During 4 years of trial conduction

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

Study Start

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March 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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June 15, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
February 28, 2029

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 21, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 11, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 11, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2025

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Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • Immune-RF

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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