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- Clinical Trial NCT04415567
Adjuvant Lenvatinib Prevents Recurrence of High-risk Patients With HBV-related HCC After Liver Transplantation
Adjuvant Lenvatinib Prevents Recurrence of High-risk Patients With Hepatitis B Virus-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Liver Transplantation: a Retrospective Case Control Study
Study Overview
Detailed Description
The investigators retrospectively reviewed 23 Chinese HCC patients with HBV infection, who underwent LT in our hospital from June 2018 to December 2019. All donor grafts were allocated by the China Organ Transplant Response System. All these patients were diagnosed by histology and were defined as "high-risk" for recurrence.
The participants were divided into lenvatinib group and control group according to their willingness to take lenvatinib as adjuvant therapy after LT. Of the 23 patients, 14 pantients in lenvatinib group began to take lenvatinib about a month after LT except for routine treatment, while the other 9 patients in control group received routine treatment and follow-up after transplantation. Clinical data and demographic characteristics was obtained. This study was conducted according to the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki and approved by Ethics Committee of Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (No. XHEC-D-2020-068). All patients enrolled in this study provided informed consent.
Usage of lenvatinib and immunosuppressants The participants in lenvatinib group received oral lenvatinib (Eisai, Japan) 12 mg/day (for bodyweight (BW) ≥60 kg) or 8 mg/day (for BW <60 kg) in 28-day cycles until HCC recurrence or serious adverse events (SAEs) or voluntary withdrawal. Dose interruptions followed by reductions for lenvatinib-related toxicities (to 8 mg and 4 mg/day, or 4 mg every other day) were permitted. All 14 patients took lenvatinib for more than 3 cycles.
The induction immunosuppression strategies for all participants enrolled in the study involved IV infusion of 20mg of basiliximab within 2 hours prior to operation and a second dose 4 days later, oral tacrolimus started on the fourth day after LT at a dose of 0.04mg/kg (BW) and adjusted according to its plasma concentration, taking mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) from the next day after surgery at a dose of 500mg/kg(BW), and rapid withdrawal of glucocorticoids with the initial dose of 500mg. Maintenance immunosuppression which was started about one month after LT included sirolimus (4 mg/M2 per day) plus oral tacrolimus with the plasma concentration maintained at 5-8 ng/ml.
All patients were followed up monthly within six months after LT and every three months within two years. During each follow-up, complete blood count, urinalysis, serum AFP level, liver and kidney function test, and blood concentration of FK506 were recorded. Chest and abdominal computed tomography was implemented at 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and annually thereafter. Other radiological examinations such as radionuclide bone scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) were obtained when local recurrence or distant metastasis was suspected.
The DFS was defined as the period between the day of LT and the day of HCC recurrence confirmed by imaging, while the OS was defined as the duration from LT to death of patients for any reason or to end of follow-up. Common terminology criteria for adverse events version 5.0 (CTCAE V5.0) was used to assess the AE during oral administration of lenvatinib. The FK506 dosage and blood concentration of each patients in the first six months after liver LT was recorded for evaluate the influence of lenvatinib on the immunosuppressive therapy.
Mean and standard deviations were used for descriptive statistics. The patient characteristics in each group were compared by one-way ANOVA and chi-square tests. Repeated measures analysis of variances was used for comparing the difference of FK506 dosage and blood concentration between two groups. The OS and DFS were statistically analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier method. Statistical significance was set at P<0.05. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software Version 10.0.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Shanghai, China, 200092
- Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical School
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- The recipients who underwent liver transplantation with the pathologic diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
- The extrahepatic metastasis was excluded preoperatively.
- The patients were defined as "high-risk" for recurrence according to the following criteria:
(1) beyond Milan criteria confirmed either by radiology before LT or by pathology after LT, (2) tumor with intrahepatic vascular invasion, (3) Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)≥400ng/L before LT, (4) presence of microvascular invasion (MVI), (5) tumor with histological poor differentiation according to Edmondson-Steiner classification system(21), (6) multiple satellite lesions around the largest tumors detected either by radiology before LT or by histology after LT, (7) tumor penetrating hepatic capsule, (8) recurrent HCC after resection. 4. ECOG score between 0-1 within 1 week before took lenvatinib. 5. The patients have received regular antiviral treatment. 6. Life expectancy more than 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The patients took lenvatinib before liver transplantation and assessed as SD or PD according to the mRECIST criteria.
- The patients suffered from other incurable malignancies within 5 years or at the same time.
- Distant metastasis of tumor was confirmed by imaging before or within 1 month after transplantation.
- The patients have not received regular antiviral treatment.
- The patients had a history of mental illness or abuse of psychoactive drugs.
- The patients deemed unsuitable by attending doctors.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Case-Control
- Time Perspectives: Retrospective
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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lenvatinib
high-risk patients with HBV-related HCC who took lenvatinib as adjuvant therapy after liver transplantation
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The patients in lenvatinib group received oral lenvatinib (Eisai, Japan) 12 mg/day (for bodyweight (BW) ≥60 kg) or 8 mg/day (for BW <60 kg) in 28-day cycles until HCC recurrence or serious adverse events (SAEs) or voluntary withdrawal.
Dose interruptions followed by reductions for lenvatinib-related toxicities (to 8 mg and 4 mg/day, or 4 mg every other day) were permitted.
All 14 patients took lenvatinib for more than 3 cycles.
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control
high-risk patients with HBV-related HCC who received routine treatment and follow-up after liver transplantation
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Disease-free survival (DFS)
Time Frame: up to 3 years
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The disease-free survival (DFS) was defined as the period between the day of LT and the day of HCC recurrence confirmed by imaging.
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up to 3 years
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Overall survival (OS)
Time Frame: up to 3 years
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The overall survival (OS) was defined as the period between the day of LT and the day of the participants' death or the termination of the study in 3 years after LT.
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up to 3 years
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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3-year Recurrence rate (RR)
Time Frame: 3 years
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The 3-year recurrence rate is obtained by dividing the number of recurrence cases in each group by the total number of cases in each group.
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3 years
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Jinyang Gu, PhD, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical School
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Kudo M, Finn RS, Qin S, Han KH, Ikeda K, Piscaglia F, Baron A, Park JW, Han G, Jassem J, Blanc JF, Vogel A, Komov D, Evans TRJ, Lopez C, Dutcus C, Guo M, Saito K, Kraljevic S, Tamai T, Ren M, Cheng AL. Lenvatinib versus sorafenib in first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomised phase 3 non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2018 Mar 24;391(10126):1163-1173. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30207-1.
- Briggs A, Daniele B, Dick K, Evans TRJ, Galle PR, Hubner RA, Lopez C, Siebert U, Tremblay G. Covariate-adjusted analysis of the Phase 3 REFLECT study of lenvatinib versus sorafenib in the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Br J Cancer. 2020 Jun;122(12):1754-1759. doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-0817-7. Epub 2020 Apr 8.
- Siegel AB, El-Khoueiry AB, Finn RS, Guthrie KA, Goyal A, Venook AP, Blanke CD, Verna EC, Dove L, Emond J, Kato T, Samstein B, Busuttil R, Remotti H, Coffey A, Brown RS Jr. Phase I trial of sorafenib following liver transplantation in patients with high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Cancer. 2015 Mar;4(2):115-25. doi: 10.1159/000367734.
- Teng CL, Hwang WL, Chen YJ, Chang KH, Cheng SB. Sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma patients beyond Milan criteria after orthotopic liver transplantation: a case control study. World J Surg Oncol. 2012 Feb 17;10:41. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-41.
Study record dates
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Study Start (Actual)
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Study Registration Dates
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Digestive System Diseases
- Pathologic Processes
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type
- Neoplasms
- Neoplasms by Site
- Adenocarcinoma
- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
- Disease Attributes
- Digestive System Neoplasms
- Liver Diseases
- Liver Neoplasms
- Carcinoma
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Recurrence
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors
- Lenvatinib
Other Study ID Numbers
- XH-20-010
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- Study Protocol
- Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP)
- Informed Consent Form (ICF)
- Clinical Study Report (CSR)
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
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