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Neoadjuvant GCS therapy for locally advanced perihilar cholangiocarcinoma

A Non-Randomized, Open-Label, Single-Arm, Phase 2 Study of neoadjuvant GCS therapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma - GCS-PHC trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs041210063
Enrollment
25
Registered
2021-09-02
Start date
2021-09-06
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

Locally advanced perihilar cholangiocarcinoma Perihilar cholamgiocarcinoma, chemotherapy, GCS therapy

Interventions

Neoadjuvant cgemotherapy using GCS (combination of gemcitabine, cysplatin and S-1) is performed. Patients receive 4 courses of following regimen: infusion of gemcitabine at a dose of 1000 mg/m2 and
GCS, chemotherapy

Sponsors

Mizuno Shugo
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Person who is 20 years old or more but less than 80. 2. Person newely diagnosed as perihilar cholangiocarcinoma by imaging study and histological or cytological study. 3. Person without distant metastasis 4. Person diagnosed as resectable or borderline resectable cancer by contrast enhanced multidetector CT imaging. 5. Person who is toleable for curative resection 6. Person without previous anti-tumor treatments 7. Person whose Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status is 0 or 1 8. Person with adequate hematological, hepatic, renal, and cardiopulmonary functions 9. Person who is capable of adequate oral intake 10. Person who gave written informed consent to be enrolled in the study 11. Person with enough ability to decide to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who: 1) is allergic to the chemotherapeutic agents. 2) has pulmonary fibrosis or intestinal pneumonia. 3) has active infectious disease. 4) has simulatenous active cancer. 5) is pregnant or possibly pregnant. 6) is defined as inapproriate to be enrolled in the clinical trial by a principal investigator or subinvestigators.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The rate of high responder cases after GCS therapy to all eligible cases High responder: the percentage of viable carcinoma in the tumor bed is less than 30%. Low responder: the percentage of viable carcinoma in the tumor bed 30% or higher.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Complete treatment rate, radiographic response rate, curative-intent resection rate, degree of residual tumor, 2-year and 5-year overall survival rate, postiopeative complication rate, recurrence rate after surgery and mode of recurrence.

Contacts

Public ContactNaohisa Kuriyama

Mie University School of Medicine

naokun@med.mie-u.ac.jp+81-59-232-1111

Outcome results

None listed

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