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Deferasirox for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma : pilot study

Deferasirox for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma : pilot study - DFX for advanced HCC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000013451
Enrollment
15
Registered
2014-04-01
Start date
2014-03-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Interventions

Deferasirox

Sponsors

Yamaguchi University School of Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma 2) Non-responders for chemotherapy with anticancer drugs 3) Patients who have no influence on previous treatment 4) Performance status(PS) 0 or 1 5) Child-Pugh A or B 6) Favorable function of major organs (bone marrow, kidney, heart), and meeting criteria as follows: (1) WBC >= 2500/mm3 (2) platelet count>= 50000/mm3 (3) hemogrobin level >= 9.0g/dl (4) total bilirubin <= 3.0mg/dl (5) serum creatinine level < 2mg/dl (6) BUN <= 25mg/dl (7) prothrombin time activity >= 50% 7) age >= 20years, male and female

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Severe coexisting illness (expect for chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis) 2) Active double cancers 3) Past history of hypersensitivity for drugs including iodine and contrast agent 4) Patients with pregnancy, lactation or possibility of pregnancy 5) Past history of interstitial pneumonia 6) Chronic respiratory failure 7) Patients who judged as inadequacy due to other reasons by the doctor

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Safety

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Survival, Response, Progression-free survival

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactIssei Saeki

Yamaguchi University School of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

issaeki@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp0836-22-2241

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026