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

October 13, 2015 updated by: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Japan
      • Chubu region, Japan
      • Chugoku region, Japan
      • Hokkaido region, Japan
      • Kanto region, Japan
      • Kinki region, Japan
      • Kyushu region, Japan
      • Tohoku region, Japan

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
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 Names:
  • low-dose FP treatment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Antitumor effect (tumor size reduction)
Time Frame: every 4 weeks
every 4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Disease control rate Overall survival Progression-free survival
Time Frame: every 4 weeks
every 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Katsuhisa Saito, Divsion of New Product Development

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 31, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 31, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

September 3, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 15, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 13, 2015

Last Verified

October 1, 2015

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 018-06-002

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