NCT03184493

Brief Summary

This prospective trial aims to compare the role of celebrex alone, metformin alone, and celebrex plus metformin in preventing HCC recurrence after hepatic resection.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
200

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2017

Typical duration for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 2, 2017

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 9, 2017

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 12, 2017

Completed
3.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2020

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

May 31, 2019

Status Verified

May 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

3.5 years

First QC Date

June 9, 2017

Last Update Submit

May 30, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of participants with tumor recurrence

    The 1-year tumor recurrence will be compared between the three groups

    1-year

Study Arms (4)

Celebrex

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients will receive celebrex (1 piece/day, 0.2mg/piece, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd) until obvious side effects.

Drug: Celebrex

Metformin

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients will receive metformin (1 piece/bid, 250 mg/piece) until obvious side effects.

Drug: Metformin

Celebrex plus Metformin

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients will receive celebrex (1 piece/day, 0.2mg/piece, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd) until obvious side effects. In addition, patients will receive metformin (1 piece/bid, 250 mg/piece) until obvious side effects.

Drug: Celebrex plus Metformin

Empty control group

NO INTERVENTION

This group patients will not receive any postoperative adjuvant therapy.

Interventions

This group patients will receive metformin and celebrex.

Celebrex plus Metformin

This group patients will receive celebrex.

Celebrex

This group patients will receive metformin.

Metformin

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Age 18-75 years
  • Diagnosis of HCC was confirmed by histopathological examination of surgical samples in all patients
  • Patients have Child-Pugh A or B liver function
  • No previous neoadjuvant treatment
  • No evidence of macrovascular invasion, metastasis to the lymph nodes and/or distant metastases on the basis of preoperative imaging results and perioperative findings
  • No malignancy other than HCC for 5 years prior to the initial HCC treatment

You may not qualify if:

  • History of cardiac disease
  • Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • Known Central Nervous System tumors including metastatic brain disease
  • History of organ allograft
  • Substance abuse, medical, psychological or social conditions that may interfere with the patient's participation in the study or evaluation of the study results
  • Any condition that is unstable or which could jeopardize the safety of the patient and his/her compliance in the study Pregnant or breast-feeding patients

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

Nanjing, Guangxi, 530021, China

RECRUITING

Related Publications (7)

  • Zhong JH, Ma L, Li LQ. Postoperative therapy options for hepatocellular carcinoma. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jun;49(6):649-61. doi: 10.3109/00365521.2014.905626. Epub 2014 Apr 10.

    PMID: 24716523BACKGROUND
  • Ling S, Song L, Fan N, Feng T, Liu L, Yang X, Wang M, Li Y, Tian Y, Zhao F, Liu Y, Huang Q, Hou Z, Xu F, Shi L, Li Y. Combination of metformin and sorafenib suppresses proliferation and induces autophagy of hepatocellular carcinoma via targeting the mTOR pathway. Int J Oncol. 2017 Jan;50(1):297-309. doi: 10.3892/ijo.2016.3799. Epub 2016 Dec 9.

    PMID: 27959383BACKGROUND
  • Kim G, Jang SY, Han E, Lee YH, Park SY, Nam CM, Kang ES. Effect of statin on hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with type 2 diabetes: A nationwide nested case-control study. Int J Cancer. 2017 Feb 15;140(4):798-806. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30506. Epub 2016 Nov 16.

    PMID: 27861855BACKGROUND
  • Chan KM, Kuo CF, Hsu JT, Chiou MJ, Wang YC, Wu TH, Lee CF, Wu TJ, Chou HS, Lee WC. Metformin confers risk reduction for developing hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver resection. Liver Int. 2017 Mar;37(3):434-441. doi: 10.1111/liv.13280. Epub 2016 Nov 13.

    PMID: 27775209BACKGROUND
  • Zhou YY, Zhu GQ, Liu T, Zheng JN, Cheng Z, Zou TT, Braddock M, Fu SW, Zheng MH. Systematic Review with Network Meta-Analysis: Antidiabetic Medication and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 19;6:33743. doi: 10.1038/srep33743.

    PMID: 27642100BACKGROUND
  • Tong H, Wei B, Chen S, Xie YM, Zhang MG, Zhang LH, Huang ZY, Tang CW. Adjuvant celecoxib and lanreotide following transarterial chemoembolisation for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized pilot study. Oncotarget. 2017 Jul 18;8(29):48303-48312. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.15684.

    PMID: 28430638BACKGROUND
  • Tong H, Li X, Wei B, Tang C. Combinative treatment of transarterial chemoembolization, celecoxib and lanreotide in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2015 Oct;39(5):e65-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2015.01.008. Epub 2015 Mar 4. No abstract available.

    PMID: 25746137BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Liver Neoplasms

Interventions

CelecoxibMetformin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Digestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesLiver Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

BenzenesulfonamidesSulfonamidesAmidesOrganic ChemicalsBenzene DerivativesHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsSulfonesSulfur CompoundsPyrazolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsBiguanidesGuanidinesAmidines

Central Study Contacts

Bang-De Xiang, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 9, 2017

First Posted

June 12, 2017

Study Start

June 2, 2017

Primary Completion

December 1, 2020

Study Completion

June 1, 2021

Last Updated

May 31, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-05

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