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A prospective randomized clinical trial with the medical device Therasphere versus the drug sorafenib for the treatment of liver cancer (HCC) with a clot in the major liver (Portal Vein Thrombosis - PVT)

A prospective randomized clinical trial on 90Yttrium trans-arterial radio-Embolization (Therasphere) vs. standard of care (sorafenib) for the treatment of advanced Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) - YES-P

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2012-005375-14-BE
Enrollment
318
Registered
2013-04-17
Start date
2013-06-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-07-03

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

Conditions

Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) with Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) MedDRA version: 17.0 Level: LLT Classification code 10019828 Term: Hepatocellular carcinoma non-resectable System Organ Class: 100000004864 MedDRA version: 17.0 Level: PT Classification code 10036206 Term: Portal vein thrombosis System Organ Class: 10019805 - Hepatobiliary disorders

Interventions

Trade Name: Nexavar Pharmaceutical Form: Film-coated tablet INN or Proposed INN: SORAFENIB TOSYLATE CAS Number: 475207-59-1 Concentration unit: mg milligram(s) Concentration type: equal Concentration

Sponsors

Biocompatibles UK Ltd
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients over 18 years of age, regardless of race or gender 2. Advanced stage HCC confirmed by histology (mandatory in non cirrhotic patients) or non-invasive criteria (EASL/AASLD) with branch PVT. -Either naïve or recurrent HCC after curative treatment (minimum 6 3 months from curative treatment - minor resection or local ablation) is acceptable. -Branch PVT classified as Type I, Type II or Type IIIa (see Section 9.2.5). 3. Unilobar disease as defined in Section 8.1. 4. Tumor volume = 70% of liver volume (determined by visual estimation) 5. Child-Pugh A 6. At least one uni-dimensional HCC target lesion assessable according to the RECIST v1.1 criteria by CT-scan or MRI 7. No confirmed extrahepatic metastases. Patients with indeterminate hepatic hilar lymph nodes up to 2.5 cm in greatest dimension, or with indeterminate lung nodules (single lesion between 1-1.5cm, or multiple smaller lesions with a total diameter = 2 cm) may be included if metastatic disease is deemed unlikely 8. No known contraindications to standard-of-care sorafenib including allergic reaction, pill swallowing difficulty, uncontrolled hypertension or history of cardiac disease (according to sorafenib package insert and country-specific policies, may include evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases, cardiac arrhythmias (requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy or pace maker), congestive cardiac failure >New York Heart Association class 2, myocardial infarct within 6 months, prolonged QT/QTc >450ms), or laboratory finding that in the view of the investigator makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the trial uncontrolled hypertension or history of cardiac disease, significant GI bleed within 30 days, renal failure requiring dialysis 9. No evidence of hepatic vein invasion or caval thrombosis 10. Cancer-related symptoms within the ECOG 0-1 category 11. PLT = 50 x103/µL 12. WBC = 1.5 x103/µL 13. AST/ALT = 5 times the upper limit of normal (U/L) 14. Creatinine = 2.0 mg /dL 15. No evidence of pulmonary insufficiency or clinically evident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 16. No indication for any possible curative treatment after multidisciplinary assessment (surgery, ablation, transplantation) 17. No previous treatment with Sorafenib for more than 4 weeks during the 2 previous months; no prior sorafenib-related toxicity at any dose and/or duration defined as documented sorafenib-related grade 3 or 4 adverse events that led to sorafenib discontinuation 18. No initiation of any other anti-tumor therapy including chemotherapy, radioembolization (maximum lung shunt of 20% for prior radioembolization) or investigational drug treatment within 30 days before the beginning of the study 19. In case of patients progressing from an intermediate to an advance stage because of occurrence of PVT, enrolment is allowed if previous conventional or drug eluting TACE was performed at least 6 3 months prior to screening phase 20. Patients cannot be on a liver transplantation list 21. No history of organ allograft 22. No contraindication to angiography or selective visceral catheterization 23. No history of severe allergy or intolerance to contrast agents, narcotics, sedatives or atropine that cannot be managed medically 24. No previous external beam radiation treatment to the liver 25. No evidence of continuing adverse effect of prior therapy 26. No active GI bleeding and any bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy that is not cor

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not applicable

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: Assess efficacy and safety of TheraSphere in comparison to standard of care therapy (sorafenib) in the treatment of patients with portal vein thrombosis associated with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.;Secondary Objective: Not applicable;Primary end point(s): Overall Survival;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: D0 until patient dies

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): • Time to progression (TTP) based on investigator assessment according to RECIST v 1.1, modified RECIST and EASL response criteria • Time to worsening of PVT • Time to symptomatic progression (TTSP) • Tumor response according to RECIST v 1.1, modified RECIST and EASL response criteria based on investigator evaluations • Patient reported outcome (PRO) as assessed by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Hepatobiliary Questionnaire (FACT-Hep) questionnaire • Adverse events;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: • Time to progression (TTP): D0, W4, W8, W12, W16, W20, W24, WQ8 • Time to worsening of PVT: D0, W8, W16, W24, WQ8 • Time to symptomatic progression (TTSP): D0 until ECOG performance status =2 • Tumor response: D-14 to 0, W4, W8, W12, W16, W20, W24, WQ8 • Patient reported outcome: D-14 to 0, W4, W8, W12, W16, W20, W24, WQ8 • Adverse events: D-14 to 0, W2, W4, W8, W12, W16, W20, W24, WQ8

Countries

Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea, Republic of, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

Public ContactProject management

Theorem Clinical Research

rebecca.thompson@theoremclinical.com+441353777768

Outcome results

None listed

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