- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05842174
Targeting Ischemia-Induced Autophagy Dependence in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (TAQE)
Targeting Ischemia-Induced Autophagy Dependence in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Through Image-guided Locoregional Therapy
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Surgical resection or liver transplantation remain the only curative options for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, fewer than 20% of patients with HCC are candidates for resection. Transarterial embolization with or without chemotherapy (TA(C)E) is an endovascular locoregional embolotherapy that involves hepatic artery embolization with intra-arterial infusion of a chemotherapeutic agent. TA(C)E is considered the standard of care for treating unresectable HCC in the remaining 80% of patients. While TA(C)E has a proven survival benefit, local recurrence is common, and long-term survival rates are poor. Moreover, only 44% of treated HCCs demonstrate extensive necrosis on pathology following TA(C)E, indicating tumor cells develop an adaptive metabolic stress response (MSR) enabling their survival under TA(C)E-induced nutrient and oxygen deprivation.
In preliminary studies, the investigators have demonstrated that HCC cells are pre-programmed to survive TA(C)E-induced ischemia through enhanced function of autophagy. Moreover, TA(C)E-induced ischemia results in quiescence in surviving HCC cells and a dependence on autophagy. As such, these data demonstrate that TA(C)E offers a unique opportunity to constrain metabolic phenotypes in order to generate this targetable dependency in HCC. The proposed project will build on this prior work to: 1) study a novel TA(C)E paradigm which targets this ischemia-induced dependency on autophagy using hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and 2) characterizes the efficacy and evolution of autophagy inhibition using HCQ as well as associated alterations in anti-tumor immunity. To achieve these goals, this submission proposes a first in human, early phase prospective clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of autophagy inhibition using intra-arterial (IA) HCQ with TAE followed by maintenance of autophagy inhibition with daily oral HCQ for 6 weeks following embolization. Follow-up tumor biopsies and serum sampling 3-4 and 5-6 weeks after embolization will inform on the on-target efficacy of autophagy inhibition and its effect on the tumor microenvironment and immune response.
This trial will pursue three aims: (1) to establish the clinical safety of the combination of the autophagy inhibitor HCQ with TAE to treat patients with intermediate stage HCC (phase 1); (2) to compare the short-term efficacy of HCQ with TAE versus TAE alone in patients with intermediate stage HCC (phase 2); and (3) to characterize differences in local and systemic immune modulation following TAE as compared to IA HCQ TAE.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Phase 2
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Terence P Gade, MD PhD
- Phone Number: (215) 823-5800
- Email: Terence.Gade@va.gov
Study Locations
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4551
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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Contact:
- Terence P Gade, MD PhD
- Phone Number: 215-823-5800
- Email: Terence.Gade@va.gov
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Principal Investigator:
- Terence P Gade, MD PhD
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Sub-Investigator:
- David E. Kaplan, MD MSc
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female, aged 18 years, meeting criteria for diagnosis of BCLC B HCC and referred to undergo TACE
- HCC measuring 3 cm in minimum transverse diameter and meets LI-RADS 5 criteria based on cross-sectional imaging as determined by a board-certified, sub-specialty trained radiologist
- Childs Pugh Turcotte A/B7, Performance Status 0
- Informed of investigational nature of this study with provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- QT prolongation on ECG
- Retinopathy on ophthalmologic examination
Females who are pregnant or breast feeding at the time of screening will not be eligible for this study
- a serum or urine pregnancy test will be performed in women of child-bearing potential at screening
- Prior LRT or systemic therapy to the target lesion
- Contraindication to contrast enhanced MRI or metallic implant within the liver.
- HCQ allergy, porphyria, uncontrolled psoriasis, and existing retinopathy
- Lesion not amenable to biopsy based on pre-TACE imaging as determined by treating interventional radiologist
- Serious or unstable medical or psychological conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the subject's safety or successful participation in the study)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Transarterial Embolization with Hydroxychloroquine
Intra-arterial hydroxychloroquine in Lipiodol + transarterial embolization followed by oral hydroxychloroquine
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Hydroxychloroquine to be administered intra-arterially at time of transarterial embolization as well as orally for 6 weeks following the procedure
Lipiodol is an FDA-approved drug delivered agent and embolic which is administered as standard of care for transarterial embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Lipiodol will be administered intra-arterially in both arms at the time of procedure.
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Placebo Comparator: Transarterial Embolization without Hydroxychloquine
Intra-arterial Lipiodol + transarterial embolization followed by oral placebo
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Lipiodol is an FDA-approved drug delivered agent and embolic which is administered as standard of care for transarterial embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Lipiodol will be administered intra-arterially in both arms at the time of procedure.
Placebo will be administered orally for 6 weeks following the procedure to patients in arm 2
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Local Progression Free Survival
Time Frame: 6 months following treatment
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Local progression free survival will be determined on a per lesion basis based on follow-up cross-sectional imaging and modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors
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6 months following treatment
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Terence P Gade, MD PhD, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Estimated)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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Study Record Updates
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Digestive System Diseases
- Pathologic Processes
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type
- Neoplasms
- Neoplasms by Site
- Adenocarcinoma
- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
- Digestive System Neoplasms
- Liver Diseases
- Liver Neoplasms
- Carcinoma
- Ischemia
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Antiprotozoal Agents
- Antiparasitic Agents
- Antimalarials
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Ethiodized Oil
Other Study ID Numbers
- ONCC-008-22S
- IO1CX002542 (Other Grant/Funding Number: VA CSR&D)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
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