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Randomized Controlled Study on the Improvement of Postoperative Survival in Patients with Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma through Combined Antiviral Treatment with Pegylated Interferon and Nucleoside Analogues

Assessing the Efficacy of Pegylated Interferon a-2b Injection Combined with Nucleos(t)ide Analogues in Preventing Recurrence after Curative Resection of Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma Associated with Hepatitis B- A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Parallel-Controlled, Prospective Clinical Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400079952
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-01-17
Start date
2024-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hepatitis B-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Interventions

Pegylated Interferon a-2b Injection Combined with Nucleoside Analogues Group:Injection of Pegylated Interferon a-2b Combined with Oral administration of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
Nucleoside Analogues Monotherapy Group:Oral administration of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate

Sponsors

The Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 18 and 70 years, irrespective of gender. 2. Expected survival of at least 3 months. 3. Positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). 4. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) confirmed by histopathological examination. 5. Preoperative tumor characteristics must meet the following criteria: Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging of stage 0 or A, solitary tumor. 6. Normal or well-compensated liver function, classified as Child-Pugh grade A. 7. Informed consent must be signed, and the patient must be able to comply with the study requirements; if the patient is unable to give informed consent, a legal guardian or representative must sign on their behalf.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have undergone any other systemic anti-hepatocellular carcinoma treatments preoperatively, such as liver transplantation, chemoembolization, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, molecular targeted therapy, or biological therapy. 2. Patients currently receiving hepatotoxic drugs or immunosuppressants, or receiving adjuvant chemotherapy postoperatively. 3. Patients with the history of other malignancies, except for cured basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or in situ carcinoma of the cervix. 4. Patients receiving preoperative treatment with interferon. 5. Patients who are allergy to interferon or its components, or deemed unsuitable for interferon therapy by the investigator. 6. Co-infection with HAV, HCV, HDV, HEV, HIV, or having other chronic liver diseases such as alcoholic liver disease, genetic metabolic liver diseases, drug-induced liver diseases. 7. Co-existing autoimmune diseases, including autoimmune liver disease, psoriasis, etc. 8. Severe liver dysfunction or decompensated cirrhosis. 9. Creatinine levels exceeding 1.5 times the upper limit of the normal range. 10. Co-existing severe diseases of vital organs such as heart, lung, kidney, brain, or blood. 11. Patients with severe neurological or psychiatric disorders (e.g., epilepsy, depression, mania, epileptic seizures, schizophrenia). 12. Uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, thyroid diseases, etc. 13. History of severe retinal lesions or evidence of retinal disease. 14. Substance abuse or alcoholism. 15. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or those planning to become pregnant or unwilling to use contraception during the study period. 16. Patients who are considered unsuitable for the study due to their current condition, as judged by the researcher. 17. Patients currently participating in other clinical research trials.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
3-year Disease-free survival Rate;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Overall Survival;Recurrence-free survival;Kinetics changes of HBV-DNA;Three-year hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) clearance rate;Kinetics changes of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) ;Kinetics changes of hepatitis B pre-genomic RNA;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWeiping Zhou

The Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University

ehphwp@126.com+86 136 0161 6763

Outcome results

None listed

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