NCT04930315

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of camrelizumab + apatinib mesylate neoadjuvant therapy combined with camrelizumab adjuvant therapy and camrelizumab adjuvant therapy alone in patients with technically resectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

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
78

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2 hepatocellular-carcinoma

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2021

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 9, 2021

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 18, 2021

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 15, 2021

Completed
2.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2024

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

June 13, 2023

Status Verified

June 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

2.8 years

First QC Date

June 9, 2021

Last Update Submit

June 12, 2023

Conditions

Keywords

Hepatocellular Carcinomaneoadjuvant therapyadjuvant therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • 1-year tumor recurrence-free rate

    The proportion of patients who had tumor recurrence (local, regional or distant) or death within 1 year after surgery, whichever occurred first

    Up to one years

Secondary Outcomes (8)

  • Overall survival (OS)

    Up to 2 years.

  • Recurrence free survival (RFS)

    Up to 1 years

  • 1-year survival rate

    Up to 1 years

  • R0 resection rate

    Up to 2 years.

  • Major pathological response (MPR)

    Up to 2 years.

  • +3 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

neoadjuvant and adjuvant group

EXPERIMENTAL

Preoperative:Camrelizumab :200mg, iv, d1, q2w, 4 cycles;apatinib:250mg, po, qd, q2w, 3 cycles Operation Postoperation 4-8 weeks,Camrelizumab :200mg, iv, d1, q2w, Up to 8 cycles

Drug: Apatinib MesylateDrug: Camrelizumab

adjuvant group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Operation Postoperation 4-8 weeks,Camrelizumab :200mg, iv, d1, q2w, Up to 12 cycles

Drug: Camrelizumab

Interventions

250mg, po, qd, q2w in neoadjuvant and adjuvant group, before surgery

neoadjuvant and adjuvant group

200mg, iv, d1, q2w, both in two groups

adjuvant groupneoadjuvant and adjuvant group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • )Aged 18-70 years old, both genders.
  • )Histologically confirmed diagnosis of HCC or strictly consistent with the clinical diagnostic criteria for HCC according to AASLD guideline
  • )BCLC stage was B / C, or CNLC stage was IIa-IIIb, but technically resectable (the number of tumors was less than 7, accompanied by ipsilateral portal vein or hepatic vein tumor thrombus formation, but no main portal vein, contralateral portal vein, contralateral hepatic vein or inferior vena cava tumor thrombus, no extrahepatic metastasis, estimated residual liver volume \> 30% \[if patients with liver fibrosis, residual liver volume \> 40%\])
  • )At least one measurable lesion that meet the mRECIST standard, and the lesion has not received radiotherapy, or local treatments
  • )Child-Pugh score: A grade
  • )ECOG PS 0-1 points.
  • )The function of vital organs meets the following requirements (excluding the use of any blood component and cell growth factor within 14 days) :
  • Neutrophils ≥1.5×109/L
  • Platelet count ≥100×109/L
  • Hemoglobin ≥90g/L
  • Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal value (ULN)
  • AST or ALT levels ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal value (ULN);
  • Serum albumin ≥ 30 g / L
  • Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) ≤ ULN
  • Subjects who did not receive anticoagulant therapy: International standardized ratio INR or Partial thromboplastin time APTT≤1.5×ULN; subjects received prophylactic anticoagulant therapy, INR≤1.5×ULN and APTT ≤ ULN within 14 days before the start of study treatment;
  • +4 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • )Known hepatobiliary cell carcinoma, mixed cell carcinoma and fibre-lamellar cell carcinoma;
  • )Co-infection with hepatitis B and C, or co-infection with hepatitis B and D
  • )Active malignancies other than HCC within 5 years or concurrently, except for cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix and papillary thyroid cancer
  • )Subjects has received radical hepatectomy, systemic anticancer therapy for HCC (mainly including systemic chemotherapy, molecular targeted therapy and CTLA-4, PD-1 / PD-L1 monoclonal antibody immunotherapy) and local treatment for liver, including TACE, TAE, tare or local ablation, radiotherapy, etc
  • )Presence of the following within 3 months prior to study entry: myocardial infarction, severe unstable angina, NYHA class 2 or higher cardiac insufficiency, poorly controlled arrhythmias, symptomatic congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accident.
  • )Having hypertension that cannot be well controlled by antihypertensive drug therapy (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg);Previous history of hypertension crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy;
  • )Active pulmonary tuberculosis or pulmonary tuberculosis history
  • )Subject has any active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease (such as, but not limited to: autoimmune hepatitis, interstitial pneumonia, uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, pituitary inflammation, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism; Subjects with vitiligo or childhood asthma have been completely relieved and may be included as adults without any intervention;Asthma requiring medical intervention with bronchodilators will not be included);
  • )Interstitial lung disease history or non-infectious pneumonia requiring oral or intravenous steroid therapy
  • )Subjects are receiving immunosuppressive, or systemic, or absorbable local hormone therapy for immunosuppression purposes (\>10mg/ day prednisone or other therapeutic hormones) and continue to receive such therapy within 2 weeks prior to enrollment;
  • )Abnormal coagulation (INR \> 1.5 or APTT \> 1.5 x ULN) with bleeding tendency or on thrombolytic or anticoagulant therapy
  • )The presence of clinically significant bleeding symptoms or a definite bleeding tendency within 3 months prior to study entry, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic gastric ulcer, fecal occult blood +++ or more at baseline, or vasculitis. Gastroscopy was performed if fecal occult blood was positive at baseline, or if it was an observable bloody stool. If gastroscopy indicated severe esophageal varices, it could not be included
  • )Known hypersensitivity to apatinib, camrelizumab or drug excipients; or severe allergic reactions to other monoclonal antibodies
  • )Subject has active infection or unexplained fever of \>38.5 degrees during screening and before first administration (subject's fever due to tumor can be enrolled according to the investigator's judgment);
  • )Grade III or above myelosuppression (WBC \< 1.9) × 109 / L, hemoglobin lower than 79 g / L, platelet lower than 49 g / L × 109/L)
  • +5 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

Interventions

apatinibcamrelizumab

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AdenocarcinomaCarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteDigestive System DiseasesLiver Diseases

Study Officials

  • Tingbo Liang, Dr.

    Zhejiang University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Xueli Bai, Dr.

    Zhejiang University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
The chairman of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 9, 2021

First Posted

June 18, 2021

Study Start

September 15, 2021

Primary Completion

June 30, 2024

Study Completion

June 30, 2024

Last Updated

June 13, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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