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A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Pipien Tze Huang compared with placebo in first-line treatment of unresectable primary hepatocellular carcinoma (syndrome of stasis and toxin retention) that is not suitable for local treatment

A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Pipien Tze Huang compared with placebo in first-line treatment of unresectable primary hepatocellular carcinoma (syndrome of stasis and toxin retention) that is not suitable for local treatment

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2024000238
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-08-15
Start date
2024-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-09-16

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Conditions

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Interventions

Control group:Pien Tze Huang Simulator combined with Dabersol ?+ Dayutone ?
Treatment group:Pien Tze Huang combined with Dabersol ?+ Dayuton ?

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) 18 years old = age =80 years old, gender is not limited; (2) Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who meet the clinical diagnostic criteria of the Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Liver Cancer (2022 edition) and/or have been confirmed by pathologic/cytological examination; (3) Have at least one measurable lesion (=10mm spiral CT scan diameter or =15mm enlarged lymph node short diameter as required by RECIST version 1.1), or a measurable lesion with clear progression after local treatment (based on RECIST V1.1 criteria); (4) TCM syndrome differentiation is syndrome of stasis and poison accumulation; (5) Patients who have not received any systemic therapy for primary hepatocellular carcinoma (including systemic chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, biotherapy, combined therapy, etc.), and patients who receive adjuvant therapy after radical hepatocellular carcinoma surgery must have recurred at least 6 months from the end of treatment to the screening period and have not received systemic therapy; (6) Primary hepatocellular carcinoma is unresectable and not suitable for local treatment, with Barcelona clinical liver cancer stage (BCLC stage) stage B and C and China Clinical liver Cancer stage (CNLC stage) stage ?b, ?a and ?b; (7) Child-Pugh liver function rating: Grade A or good grade B (=7 points); (8) The expected survival time at enrollment was greater than 3 months; (9) ECOG PS score within 1 week before enrollment: 0-1; (10) Female patients of childbearing age or male patients whose sexual partner is a female of childbearing age should take effective contraceptive measures during the entire treatment period and 90 days after the last medication; (11) The function of the major organs is normal (no blood component, cell growth factor, infusion of albumin preparation correction therapy has been given within 14 days before obtaining laboratory tests), that is, the following criteria are met: 1) Blood routine: a) Hemoglobin =90g/L; b) Neutrophils =1.5×109/L; c) Platelet count =75×109/L; 2) Liver function: ALT and AST=5.0× upper limit of normal range (ULN), serum albumin =28g/L; Total bilirubin (TBIL) =2×ULN; Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) =5×ULN (3) Renal function: serum creatinine (Cr) =1.5×ULN or creatinine clearance (Ccr) =50mL/min; 4) Urine protein <2 (+) was detected by routine urine test; If urinary protein =2 (+) at baseline, the 24-hour urinary protein dose must be =1.0g; 5) Coagulation function: activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), International standardized ratio (INR), prothrombin time (PT) =1.5×ULN; Cardiac echocardiography: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) =50%; (12) Sign a written informed consent and be able to comply with the visit and related procedures required by the program.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma of hepatobiliary duct, mixed hepatocellular carcinoma, etc. previously confirmed by histology or cytology; (2) Have a history of hepatic encephalopathy, or a history of liver transplantation; (3) Portal vein cancer thrombus involved the main trunk and left and right branches, or involved the main trunk and superior mesenteric vein at the same time, or had inferior vena cava cancer thrombus or heart involvement; (4) those diagnosed with other malignancies within 5 years prior to initial administration, excluding radical basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, and/or radical resection of carcinoma in situ; (5) Moderate or severe ascites or clinical symptoms requiring drainage of pleural fluid, ascites, pericardial effusion within 4 weeks before the first administration; (6) Toxicity from prior treatment that did not return to NCI CTCAE 5.0 level 0 or 1 before the first dose of investigational therapy (excluding hair loss, non-clinically significant, and asymptomatic laboratory abnormalities); (7) Received local treatment for liver cancer within 4 weeks prior to initial administration; Or received Chinese medicines with anti-tumor indications or immunomodulatory effects (including thymosin, interferon, interleukin, except for local use to control pleural fluid or ascites) within 2 weeks before the first administration; (8) Patients with acute or chronic active hepatitis B or hepatitis C, hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA>2000IU/ml or 104 copies /ml; Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA>103 copies /ml; Hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) and anti-HCV antibody were positive simultaneously. Those who had received antiviral therapy below the above criteria and were willing to continue receiving antiviral therapy during the study period could be enrolled; (9) With known active central nervous system metastases (CNS) and/or cancerous meningitis: Subjects with previously treated BMS may participate in the study provided that they are clinically stable for at least 2 weeks, there is no evidence of new or expanded BMS, and steroids are discontinued 14 days prior to study drug administration. Stable brain metastases in this definition should be determined before the first administration of the investigational drug. Subjects with asymptomatic BMS (i.e. no neurological symptoms, no need for corticosteroids, and no lesions > 1.5cm) may participate, but require regular brain imaging as a disease site; (10) Esophageal or fundus variceal bleeding events caused by portal hypertension occurred within 6 months before screening. The presence of severe varicose veins on endoscopy is known within 3 months prior to initial administration. Evidence of portal hypertension with a high risk of bleeding as assessed by the investigator; (11) Any life-threatening bleeding event in the 3 months prior to screening, including the need for transfusion therapy, surgery or local therapy, and ongoing medication; Have severe bleeding tendency or coagulation dysfunction, or are receiving thrombolytic therapy; (12) History of arterial and venous thromboembolism events in the 6 months prior to screening, including myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, or any other severe thromboembolism. Implantable intravenous infusion port or catheter-deriv

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
rogression-free survival (PFS) in subjects assessed by the Blind Independent Imaging Review Committee (BICR) according to RECIST version 1.1;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1-year, 1.5 year, and 2-year survival rates;pain score;Duration of remission;Quality of Life Score (EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-HCC-18);TCM syndrome score;Liver function Score (Child-Pugh scale for Liver function);objective remission rate;Disease control rate;overall survival;Use of pain medications (dosage, frequency);Percentage of patients with stable disease (SD) =4 weeks (especially confirmed SD) in patients with evaluable response;;time to progression;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLin Lizhu

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

lizhulin903@21cn.com13501505588

Outcome results

None listed

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