Celebrex and Metformin for Postoperative Hepatocellular Carcinoma (XBD)

May 30, 2019 updated by: Jian-Hong Zhong, Guangxi Medical University
This prospective trial aims to compare the role of celebrex alone, metformin alone, and celebrex plus metformin in preventing HCC recurrence after hepatic resection.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Hepatic resection is a popular curative treatment for patients with early-stage HCC and well-preserved liver function. Although overall survival after resection has been increasing, the median 5-year disease-free survival rate after resection remains at only about 37% for early-stage HCC. In fact, the 5-year recurrence rate is as high as 74% for intermediate and advanced HCC. Postoperative recurrence may be due to intrahepatic metastasis arising from the primary tumor or it may be de novo metastasis (multicentric) that arises spontaneously in the residual liver. Intrahepatic metastasis is the primary mechanism of early recurrence, which occurs <2 years after resection; multicentric metastasis is the principal mechanism behind late recurrence, which occurs at least 2 years after resection.

In the past few years, some observational studies with small sample size found metformin and celebrex (selective cyclic oxidase-2 inhibitors) may reduce the rate of HCC after surgery. However, no prospective study compare their efficacy in preventing HCC recurrence. This trial aims to compare the role of celebrex alone, metformin alone, and celebrex plus metformin in preventing HCC recurrence after hepatic resection.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

  • China
    • Guangxi
      • Nanjing, Guangxi, China, 530021
        • Recruiting
        • Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
        • Contact:

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

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18-75 years
  • Diagnosis of HCC was confirmed by histopathological examination of surgical samples in all patients
  • Patients have Child-Pugh A or B liver function
  • No previous neoadjuvant treatment
  • No evidence of macrovascular invasion, metastasis to the lymph nodes and/or distant metastases on the basis of preoperative imaging results and perioperative findings
  • No malignancy other than HCC for 5 years prior to the initial HCC treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of cardiac disease
  • Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • Known Central Nervous System tumors including metastatic brain disease
  • History of organ allograft
  • Substance abuse, medical, psychological or social conditions that may interfere with the patient's participation in the study or evaluation of the study results
  • Any condition that is unstable or which could jeopardize the safety of the patient and his/her compliance in the study Pregnant or breast-feeding patients

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Celebrex
Patients will receive celebrex (1 piece/day, 0.2mg/piece, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd) until obvious side effects.
Drug: Celebrex
This group patients will receive celebrex.
Experimental: Metformin
Patients will receive metformin (1 piece/bid, 250 mg/piece) until obvious side effects.
Drug: Metformin
This group patients will receive metformin.
Active Comparator: Celebrex plus Metformin
Patients will receive celebrex (1 piece/day, 0.2mg/piece, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd) until obvious side effects. In addition, patients will receive metformin (1 piece/bid, 250 mg/piece) until obvious side effects.
Drug: Celebrex plus Metformin
This group patients will receive metformin and celebrex.
No Intervention: Empty control group
This group patients will not receive any postoperative adjuvant therapy.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of participants with tumor recurrence
Time Frame: 1-year
The 1-year tumor recurrence will be compared between the three groups
1-year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Guangxi Medical University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 2, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2020

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 9, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 9, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

June 12, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 31, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 30, 2019

Last Verified

May 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Celebrex for HCC

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

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