Chidamide + Regorafenib in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

A Phase Ib/II, Two-part, Non-randomized, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Chidamide in Combination With Regorafenib in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

This open-label, phase Ib/II, multicenter study evaluated the safety, tolerability, efficacy, and PK of chidamide in combination with regorafenib in patients with HCC. Chidamide, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, functions as a tumor inhibitor. Regorafenib, a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, was approved as second-line systemic treatment for HCC patients.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Chidamide; Drug: Regorafenib

Detailed Description

This is an open-label, multicenter, phase Ib/II study, which includes a Part I (phase Ib) and a Cohort Expansion part (Part II; phase II). Part I of the study is designed to assess the safety, tolerability, PK profiles, efficacy, and PD biomarkers of the study medications in patients with HCC. Part II of the study is designed to assess the efficacy, safety, and PD biomarkers.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 46
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Chia-Nan Chen, Ph.D.; Phone Number: +886-2-2785-1399; Email: alex.chen@gntbm.com.tw

Study Locations

• Taiwan
  • Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Recruiting
    • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung
    • Principal Investigator: Sheng-Nan Lu
  • Taichung, Taiwan
    • Recruiting
    • China Medical University Hospital
    • Principal Investigator: Hsueh-Chou Lai
  • Tainan, Taiwan
    • Recruiting
    • National Cheng Kung University Hospital
    • Principal Investigator: Pin-Nan Cheng
  • Taipei, Taiwan
    • Recruiting
    • Taipei Veterans General Hospital
    • Principal Investigator: Yi-Hsiang Huang
  • Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Recruiting
    • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou
    • Principal Investigator: Chen-Chun Lin

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Histological or cytological confirmation of HCC or non-invasive diagnosis of HCC as per American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) criteria in patients with a confirmed diagnosis of cirrhosis.
2. Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B or C HCC that cannot benefit from treatments of established efficacy with higher priority such as resection, local ablation, chemoembolization or first-line systemic therapy.
3. Has received and failed one front-line systemic treatment with either sorafenib, lenvatinib, or combination of PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI; anti-PD-1/PD-L1 mAb) plus bevacizumab, lenvatinib or anti-CTLA-4 mAb.
4. Tolerability of prior treatment with sorafenib or lenvatinib. Tolerability to previous sorafenib treatment is defined as not less than 20 days at a minimum daily dose of 400 mg QD within the last 28 days prior to withdrawal. Tolerability to previous lenvatinib treatment is defined as not less than 20 days at a daily dose of 8 mg QD for patients ≥60 kg or 4 mg QD for patients <60 kg days within the last 28 days prior to withdrawal.
5. Liver function status Child-Pugh Class A. Child-Pugh status should be calculated based on clinical findings and laboratory results during the screening period.
6. Local or loco-regional therapy of intrahepatic tumor lesions (e.g., surgery, radiation therapy, hepatic arterial embolization or infusion chemotherapy, chemoembolization, radiofrequency ablation, percutaneous ethanol injection, or cryoablation) must have been completed ≥4 weeks before the first dose of study medication.
7. ECOG PS of 0 or 1.
8. With adequate bone marrow, liver, and renal functions, as assessed by the following laboratory tests conducted within 7 days before the first dose of study medication:
9. At least one uni-dimensional measurable lesion by computed tomography scan or magnetic resonance imaging according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 and modified RECIST for HCC (mRECIST). Tumor lesions situated in a previously irradiated area, or in an area subjected to other loco-regional therapy, may be considered measurable if there has been demonstrated progression in the lesion.
10. With a life expectancy of at least 3 months.
11. Females of childbearing potential and males must agree to use adequate contraception since signing of the informed consent form until at least 2 months after the last study drug administration.
12. Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test.
13. Able to take oral medication.
14. Has ability to understand and the willingness to provide a written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. With history of organ transplantation or candidates for liver transplantation.
2. Prior treatment with regorafenib.
3. First-line treatment within 4 weeks before the first dose of study medication.
4. Permanent discontinuation of prior sorafenib or lenvatinib therapy due to drug-related toxicity.
5. Known history or symptomatic metastatic brain or meningeal tumors. Note: If patients showed symptomatic brain metastases at screening, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scanning should be performed to demonstrate any current evidence of progressive brain metastases.
6. Major surgical procedure or significant traumatic injury within 28 days before the first dose of study medication.
7. With uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular diseases
8. With the size of fluid area detected by cardiac ultrasonography in cavum pericardium ≥ 10 mm.
9. Patients with pheochromocytoma.
10. Uncontrolled ascites (defined as not easily controlled with diuretic or paracentesis treatment).
11. Pleural effusion or ascites that causes respiratory compromise (National Cancer Institute - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [NCI-CTCAE] v5.0 grade ≥2 dyspnea).
12. Ongoing infection grade >2 according to NCI-CTCAE v5.0. Hepatitis B is allowed if no active replication is present. Hepatitis C is allowed if no antiviral treatment is required.
13. Clinically significant bleeding NCI-CTCAE v5.0 grade ≥3 within 30 days before the first dose of study medication.
14. Arterial or venous thrombotic or embolic events such as cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attacks), deep vein thrombosis, or pulmonary embolism within 6 months before the first dose of study medication..
15. With autoimmune disorders or history of organ transplantation who require immunosuppressive therapy
16. Non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
17. Renal failure requiring hemo- or peritoneal dialysis.
18. Interstitial lung disease with ongoing signs and symptoms at the time of screening.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Part I safety; and Part II cohort expansion; Part I: The safety of drug combination will be studied. Part II: The drug combination will be further evaluated in the cohort expansion phase.	Drug: Chidamide; Subjects will receive a single dose of chidamide. 5mg tablet. One dose every three days.; Other Names: HBI-8000; Tucidinostat; Drug: Regorafenib; Subjects will receive a single dose of Regorafenib. 40mg tablet. One dose daily.; Other Names: BAY 73-4506; Stivarga

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Adverse event (AE)	To analyze the frequency, percentage of patients with study medications of adverse events	From the first day of treatment until progressive disease or death, assessed up to 12 months
Maximum tolerated dose(MTD) / maximum feasible dose (MFD)	To assess tolerability/feasible of study medications dose	From start of treatment Cycle1 Day1 until completion of one cycle of treatment (maximum 28 days)
Pharmacokinetics profiles - (AUC0-t)	Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to time t(AUC0-t)	Blood samples collected on Days 1-4 and 18-21 of Cycle 1, pre-dose and up to 72 hours post-dose (28 days/cycle)
Pharmacokinetics profiles - (AUC0-∞)	Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity(AUC0-∞)	Blood samples collected on Days 1-4 and 18-21 of Cycle 1, pre-dose and up to 72 hours post-dose (28 days/cycle)
Pharmacokinetics profiles - (Cmax)	Maximum plasma concentration(Cmax)	Blood samples collected on Days 1-4 and 18-21 of Cycle 1, pre-dose and up to 72 hours post-dose (28 days/cycle)
Pharmacokinetics profiles - (Tmax)	Time to maximum plasma concentration(Tmax)	Blood samples collected on Days 1-4 and 18-21 of Cycle 1, pre-dose and up to 72 hours post-dose (28 days/cycle)
Pharmacokinetics profiles - (T1/2)	Half-life(T1/2)	Blood samples collected on Days 1-4 and 18-21 of Cycle 1, pre-dose and up to 72 hours post-dose (28 days/cycle)
Objective response rate (ORR)	The percentage of patients with CR and PR of total number of analysis set	Objective Response Rate is assessed every 8 weeks from start of treatment until progressive disease is documented (approximately 6 months)
Progression-free survival (PFS)	The time from first day of dosing until the date of first objective disease progression or death	From the first day of treatment until disease progression or death from any cause, assessed up to 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Overall survival (OS)	The time from the first day of dosing until the date of death	1 year
Time to progression (TTP)	The time from the first day of dosing until the date of progression	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Great Novel Therapeutics Biotech & Medicals Corporation
• Investigators: Study Director: Chia-Nan Chen, Ph.D., Great Novel Therapeutics Biotech & Medicals Corporation

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 25, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 31, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 7, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 14, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): March 16, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 23, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 22, 2024
• Last Verified: March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: HCC
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Adenocarcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Digestive System Neoplasms; Liver Diseases; Liver Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
• Other Study ID Numbers: KEPIDA-1

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