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Association of Conformational High-dose Radiotherapy and of Hyperselective Transarterial Chemoembolization in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Association of Conformational High-dose Radiotherapy and of Hyperselective Transarterial Chemoembolization in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01300143
Acronym
TACERTE
Enrollment
126
Registered
2011-02-21
Start date
2011-06-01
Completion date
2018-10-26
Last updated
2026-09-14

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Conditions

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Brief summary

Indication : Hepatocellular carcinoma, maximum size 9 cm, with single or multiple nodes whose total tumor mass can technically be irradiated, non-resectable, and not a candidate for percutaneous therapy with recommended treatment via hyperselective transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE).

Detailed description

: Phase II controlled randomized trial, multicenter, comparing the benefit of additive conformational radiotherapy after therapy with hyperselective chemoembolisation (TACE) with treatment using three TACE treatments (standard of care).

Interventions

OTHERTACE

Control arm will be treated by 2 or 3 cures of TACE DC beads at week 0, 8 and 16 (if required)

OTHERTACE+ RTC

Experimental group will be treated by one cure of TACE DC Beads at week 0 then, within two weeks, by external conformational radiotherapy in 18 sessions

Sponsors

Nantes University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years of age * ECOG 0-1 * life expectancy ≥ 6 months * Histologically proven hepatocellular carcinoma or proven according to radiological and biochemical criteria (EASL-AASLD) in cirrhotic patients * Maximum lesion size ≤ 9 cm * Non-eligible for surgery or percutaneous therapy * Premature Child-Pugh A or B (7 points for the Child-Pugh score) * AST and ALT \< 7 x UNL * Technical possibility of conformational external radiotherapy * Technical possibility of TACE * All the tumor mass must be able to be treated by TACE * Written consent signed by the patient * Patients affiliated to a social security system

Exclusion criteria

* Metastatic illness * Minimal lesion size ≤ 5 mm * Non controlled viral replication B * History of radiotherapy at abdominal level * Subjects capable of procreating without efficient contraception * pregnancy or nursing female patient * Contraindication of TACE or external conformational radiotherapy * Any other concomitant experimental treatment * Contraindication of Doxorubicin * Patients who are unable to respect enslaving respiratory constraints if used by sites * Patients who are unable to understand information and to follow protocol instructions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time of tumor progression radiologically (CTScan) measured by mRECIST (Modified Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumor).up to 18 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Evaluation of the acute toxicity at the participantswithin 90 days after the treatment
Evaluation of the late toxicity at the participantsafter 90 days of treatment
Evaluation of the quality of life (assessed by QLQ-EORT C30)the day of randomization (week 0), at week 12 and week 24
Evaluation of the rate of complete, partial response and stable disease after treatment (by RECIST criteria )at week 24,week 48 and week 72
Compare the health economic implications of these regimens in these patients.up to18 months (week 72)
overall survivalwithin 3 years after first cure of TACE-DC BEADS

Countries

France

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORCyrille Feray, Pr

Henri Mondor Hospital (Paris)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 15, 2026