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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


Phase 2
20 Years
N/A
Not Enrolling
Both
Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Trial Information

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


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

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

Antitumor effect (tumor size reduction)

Outcome Time Frame:

every 4 weeks

Safety Issue:

Yes

Principal Investigator

Katsuhisa Saito

Investigator Role:

Study Director

Investigator Affiliation:

Divsion of New Product Development

Authority:

Japan: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Study ID:

018-06-002

NCT ID:

NCT00524498

Start Date:

September 2007

Completion Date:

January 2010

Related Keywords:

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • OPC-18
  • Interferon-alpha
  • Fluorouracil
  • Carcinoma
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

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