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Radioembolization as a Spearhead Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Localized Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis

An Open-label, Prospective, Multi-center Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ablative Radioembolization Using Yttrium-90 Glass Microspheres in Patients With Locally-advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06166576
Acronym
RESOLVE
Enrollment
30
Registered
2023-12-12
Start date
2023-11-20
Completion date
2027-11-30
Last updated
2026-08-20

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

Conditions

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma, Radioembolization, Portal vein tumor thrombosis

Brief summary

The RESOLVE trial, an open-label, single-arm, multi-center study, aims to assess the efficacy and safety of ablative radioembolization using TheraSphere Yttrium-90 microspheres. This trial specifically targets patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma accompanied by localized portal vein tumor thrombosis (Vp1-Vp3) and who maintain good liver function.

Detailed description

Patients diagnosed with unilobar hepatocellular carcinoma and localized portal vein tumor thrombosis (Vp1-Vp3), who also exhibit good liver function, will undergo ablative radioembolization with a dose exceeding 205 Gy to the tumor using TheraSphere glass microspheres. These patients will be monitored over a two-year period to evaluate their clinical course, treatment outcomes, and safety.

Interventions

PROCEDUREAblative radioembolization

The interventional radiologist utilizes a pre-test with 99mTc-MAA SPECT-CT and cone-beam CT for procedural planning. For tumors confined to a single segment, the treatment area is planned to receive a radiation dose of over 400 Gy using the single-compartment MIRD technique. For tumors extending beyond a single segment, the multi-compartment MIRD technique is used to plan a radiation dose of 700 Gy (± 20%) to the tumor. The upper limit for the estimated lung dose is set at 25 Gy, and the upper limit for the perfused non-tumoral liver dose is 250 Gy. In cases where tumors extending beyond a single segment cannot receive the planned dose of 700 Gy (± 20%) due to limits on lung or normal liver dose, the plan is adjusted to deliver the maximum dose to the tumor within the permissible range for lung and normal liver doses. Radioembolization is typically performed in a single session, and any methods not mentioned here should follow the instructions for use of TheraSphere.

Sponsors

Seoul National University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Adults aged 18 and over 2. Patients diagnosed with unilobar hepatocellular carcinoma, either histologically and/or radiologically (LI-RADS 4 or 5) 3. Patients with at least one measurable lesion greater than 10 mm on dynamic contrast-enhanced CT or MRI 4. Patients with localized portal vein invasion limited in one lobe (Vp1-3) on dynamic contrast-enhanced CT or MRI 5. Patients with no extrahepatic metastasis on lung CT and contrast-enhanced abdominal CT or MRI 6. Patients with no prior treatment for liver cancer 7. Child-Pugh class A 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 1 or less 9. Patients without serious dysfunction of major organs, as indicated by blood tests conducted within one month of study enrollment 1. Leukocytes ≥ 2,500/µL and ≤ 12,000/µL 2. Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3 3. Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL (transfusions allowed to meet this criterion) 4. Total bilirubin ≤ 3.0 mg/dL 5. Platelets ≥ 50,000/µL 6. For patients not on anticoagulants, INR ≤ 2.0 7. AST ≤ 200 IU/L (i.e., ≤ 5X upper normal limit) 8. ALT ≤ 200 IU/L (i.e., ≤ 5X upper normal limit) 9. ALP ≤ 575 IU/L (i.e., ≤ 5X upper normal limit) 10. Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL 10. Patients with a life expectancy of more than 3 months 11. Patients who have fully understood the clinical trial and given written consent 12. Female patients of childbearing age confirmed not to be pregnant

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients unsuitable for ablative radioembolization as per the pre-test with macro-aggregated albumin labeled with technetium-99 (99mTc-MAA) for radioembolization. 1. Cases where, according to multi-compartment Medical Internal Radiation Dose method, delivering 205 Gy of radiation to the tumor exceeds an estimated lung dose of 25 Gy. 2. Cases with severe hepatic artery-portal vein shunting leading to expected irradiation of the non-tumorous opposite lobe. 2. Patients whose volume of non-tumorous liver not included in the treatment area is less than 30% of the total non-tumorous liver volume. 3. Patients with hepatic vein or bile duct invasion as seen on dynamic contrast-enhanced CT or MRI. 4. Patients scheduled to use immunotherapy regardless of the response to radioembolization. 5. Patients who had active cancer within two years prior to joining the clinical trial. 6. Patients who have undergone surgery or procedures related to the bile duct. 7. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Overall survivalTime of treatment up to participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Objective response rate according to mRECISTTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
Duration of response according to mRECISTTime of response up to progression, subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
2-year restricted mean duration of response according to localized mRECIST and mRECISTTime of response up to progression, subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or 24 months after the initial treatment
Complete response rate according to localized mRECIST and mRECISTTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
Duration of complete response according to localized mRECIST and mRECISTTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
2-year restricted mean DoCR (RMDoCR) according to localized mRECIST and mRECISTTime of complete response up to progression, subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or 24 months after the initial treatment
Best response within 2-years according to localized mRECIST and mRECISTTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
Time to best response according to localized mRECIST and mRECISTTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
Time to progression according to localized mRECIST and mRECISTTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
2-year restricted mean survival time of overall survivalTime of treatment up to participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or 24 months the initial treatment
Progression-free survivalTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
Hepatic progression-free survivalTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
Pathological necrosis rate (%) after curative resection or liver transplantationTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
Time to subsequent HCC treatmentTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
Reason for subsequent HCC treatmentTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
Rate for conversion to curative resection and liver transplantationTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)
Adverse event and serious adverse eventTime of treatment up to 90 days after the initial treatment or subsequent anticancer treatment, whichever comes firstCommon Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v5.0
Changes in Child-Pugh classBaseline up to 90 days after the initial treatment or subsequent anticancer treatment, whichever comes first
Changes in ALBI (albumin-bilirubin) gradeBaseline up to 90 days after the initial treatment or subsequent anticancer treatment, whichever comes first
Changes in MELD (Model for end-stage liver disease) scoreBaseline up to 90 days after the initial treatment or subsequent anticancer treatment, whichever comes first
Changes in ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status scaleBaseline up to 90 days after the initial treatment or subsequent anticancer treatment, whichever comes first0 (fully active) to 5 (dead)
Objective response rate according to localized mRECISTTime of treatment up to subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)The number of patients with partial or complete response as the best local response divided by the total number of participants
Duration of response according to localized mRECISTTime of response up to progression, subsequent anti-cancer therapy, participant's death, opposition to data collection, lost to follow-up, or study termination (24 months after the last patient is enrolled)The time from first documentation of partial or complete response to the first documentation of progressive disease, death due to any cause, or receipt of subsequent anticancer treatment, whichever comes first

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

CONTACTJin Woo Choi, MD, PhD
jwchoi.med@snu.ac.kr+82-220722584
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJin Woo Choi, MD, PhD

Seoul National University Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 21, 2026