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The study is to check the duration of response of Capecitabine and Erlotinib combination after the 1st line chemo therapy of sorafenib in advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma ( Liver Cancer)

Capecitabine and Erlotinib in advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) after Sorafenib failure (CAPER- HCC study) - a single arm, prospective phase II clinical trial. - CAPER- HCC study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/01/030657
Enrollment
29
Registered
2021-01-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-03-06

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C227- Other specified carcinomas of liver

Interventions

Intervention1: Capecitabine and Erlotinib: Tab Erlotinib 100 mg PO OD to continue Tab Capecitabine 500mg PO BD to continue Start of next cycle on Day 28 which is equal to 1 Cycle. Control Interventi

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects must provide written informed consent prior to the performance of study specific procedures or assessments, and must be willing to comply with treatment and follow up assessments and procedures. 2. Histological or cytological confirmation of HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma) or radiologically confirmed diagnosis of HCC as per American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases criteria in patients with a confirmed diagnosis of cirrhosis. 3. Failure to prior treatment with Sorafenib (defined as clinical or radiological progression) or experiencing grade 3/4 toxicities on Sorafenib. 4. Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage Category B or C that cannot benefit from treatments of established efficacy with higher priority such as resection, local ablation or chemoembolization. 5. Liver function status Child-Pugh (CTP) score 6. Local or loco-regional therapy of intrahepatic tumour lesions (e.g. surgery, radiation therapy, hepatic arterial embolization, chemoembolization, radiofrequency ablation, percutaneous ethanol injection, or cryoablation) must have been completed >=4 weeks before first dose of study medication. 7. Age18 years or older with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of 0 to 2. 8. Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below within 15 days before starting study medication: â?? Neutrophils >=1,500/mcL â?? Platelets >=60,000/mcL â?? Haemoglobin >=8.0 g/dl â?? Total bilirubin â?? AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) â?? Albumin levels of >= 2.5 mg/dl â?? Calculated Creatinine clearance >= 30 ml/min 9. At least one uni-dimensional measurable lesion by computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) according to modified RECIST for HCC. Tumour 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. Life expectancy of at least 3 months. 11. Negative serum pregnancy test (if applicable) and willing for adequate contraception

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Ongoing infection > Grade 2 according to NCI-CTCAE (National Cancer Institute - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events) v. 5.0. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C will be allowed. 2. Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma. 3. Patients unable to swallow oral medications. 4. Patients has pulmonary fibrosis, or pulmonary interstitial disease. 5. Past or current history of other malignancies not curatively treated and without evidence of disease for more than 5 years, except for curatively treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin and in situ carcinoma of the cervix. 6. History or clinical evidence of central nervous system metastases or leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. Screening with CNS imaging studies computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging is required only if clinically indicated. 7. Known hypersensitivity or contraindications against erlotinib or capecitabine. 8. Patients with a history of liver transplant; gastric varices not amenable to ablative therapy; ascites or encephalopathy refractory to medical management; bleeding from esophageal or gastric varices during the 3 months before study participation or other poorly controlled medical conditions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Progression-free survival (PFS) will be defined as the time from enrollment to the time of disease progression or death, or to the date of last tumor assessment without any such event (censored observation). Timepoint: 36 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)Overall survival (OS) 2)Quality of Life (QOL) 3)Progressive disease (PD) 4)Complete response 5)Partial response 6)Stable disease (SD) 7)Objective response rate (ORR) 8)Disease control (DC)Timepoint: 36 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Prabhat Bhargava

Tata Memorial Center , Mumbai

bhargava611@gmail.com7276174221

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026