primary hepatocellular carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients will be eligible for enrollment if they fulfill the following criteria: 1. Histological diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma; 2. Tumor expression of NY-ESO-1 by reverse transcriptase and polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis (see Appendix 1) or immunohistochemistry (Jungbluth 2001); 3. Minimal residual disease after surgical resection of tumor; 4. HLA A02 positive; 5. Child's A cirrhosis (if cirrhotic); 6. At least 4 weeks since surgery prior to first dosing of study agent; 7. Laboratory values within the following limits: Hemoglobin >11.0 g/dL;Neutrophil count >1.5*l0^9/L; Lymphocyte count >Lower limit of institutional normal; Platelet count >80*l0^9/L; Serum creatmine 60%; 9. Life expectancy > 9 months; 10. Age: 18 years to 65 years; 11. To be able to and willing to give witnessed, written informed consent for participation in the trial (see Section 12.2).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded from the study if they fulfill any of the following criteria: 1. Clinically significant heart disease (i.e. NYHA class 3 congestive heart failure; myocardial infarction within the past six months; unstable angina; coronary angioplasty within the past 6 months; uncontrolled atrial or ventricular cardiac arrhythmias); 2. Other serious illnesses, eg, serious infections requiring antibiotics, bleeding disorders; 3. Previous bone marrow or stem cell transplant; 4. History of immunodeficiency disease or autoimmune disease except vitiligo; 5. Metastatic disease to the central nervous system, unless treated and stable; 6. Other malignancy within 3 years prior to entry into the study, except for treated early-stage melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer, or cervical carcinoma in situ; 7. Known HIV positivity; 8. Chemotherapy, radiation therapy or immunotherapy within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study agent (6 weeks for nitrosoureas); 9. Concomitant treatment with steroids. Topical or inhalational steroids are permitted. (See also Section 6.7 for restrictions/recommendations on 'Ancillary Therapy'); 10. Participation in any other clinical trial involving another investigational agent within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study agent; 11. Pregnancy or lactation; 12. Women of childbearing potential not using a medically acceptable means of contraception; 13. Psychiatric or addictive disorders that may compromise the ability to give informed consent; 14. Lack of availability of the patient for immunological and clinical follow-up assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Security; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| immunological response; | — |
Countries
China