Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine that Liposomal Doxorubicin(LD) plus Gemcitabine(GEM) is superior to Oxaliplatin(OXA) Plus Fluorouracil/Leucovorin(FOLFOX4) in prolonging progression-free survival(PFS) in patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Interventions
Gemcitabine 1000mg/m2,d1,8,iv; Liposomal Doxorubicin 30mg/m2,d1,iv.q4w of each 28 day cycle. 6 of Cycles: until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops or Progressive Disease.
Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 intravenously on day 1; Leucovorin 200 mg/m2 IV(in vein) from hour 0 to 2 on days 1 and 2; and Fluorouracil 400 mg/m2 IV bolus at hour 2, then 600mg/m2 over 22 hours on days 1 and 2, once every 2 weeks until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops or Progressive Disease.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Eligible patients were age 18 to 75 years; * The patients had histologically, cytologically,or clinically diagnosed unresectable HCC;and were ineligible for local invasive treatment. Clinically diagnosed patients had to have: (1) evidence of HBV or HCV with hepatic cirrhosis; (2) a-fetoprotein levels 400g/L; and (3) morphologic evidence of hypervascular liver tumor. Patients had to have at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST (version 1.0; ≥2 cm on computed tomography \[CT\]; 1 cm on spiral CT or magnetic resonance imaging). Lesions that had undergone previous interventional or local therapy were not considered measurable lesions. * ECOG score≤2; * life expectancy 3 months; * Barcelona Clinic liver cancer (BCLC) stage B or C disease; * Child-Pugh stage A or B disease; * Adequate organ and marrow function, with neutrophil count≥1.5X10e9/L, platelet count≥75×10e9/L, AST or ALT﹤2.5×upper limit of normal (ULN), total bilirubin \<1.5×ULN, international normalized ratio \<1.5;normal baseline left ventricular ejection fraction\_lower limit of normal for the institution. Patients with AST and ALT\< 5 ×ULN could be recruited if total bilirubin was in the normal range. * Patients had to provide signed informed consent to participate.
Exclusion criteria
* documented allergy to platinum compounds or other study drugs; any previous OXA or DOX treatment, except adjuvant treatment ﹥12 months before random assignment; * Previous liver transplantation; * concomitant use of any other anticancer therapy, including interferon alfa and herbal medicine approved by the local authority to be used as anticancer medicine (except palliative radiotherapy to a nontarget lesion); * CNS metastasis; * Other serious illness or medical condition.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Progression-Free-Survival | 6 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time-to-Progression | 3 months |
| Objective response rate | 3 months |
| Overall survival | 6 months and 12 months |
| Disease control rate | 3 months |