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Status unknownNCT02256514HCCUpdated Aug 30, 2019

Open Label Trial of Immunotherapy for Advanced Liver Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of Daily oral dose of hepcortespenlisimut-L in HCC and Liver Cirrhosis, sponsored by Immunitor LLC. Status unknown at 1 site in Mongolia. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-08-30.

Sponsored by Immunitor LLC · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Aug 2019), so the status shown — last known as Enrolling by invitation — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate daily dosing of oral immunotherapy hepcortespenlisimut-L (V5) in patients with advanced stage of HCC not amenable to surgical intervention or with recurrent tumor after surgery.

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Hepcortespenlisimut-L (V5) immunotherapy of HCC in an open label setting with baseline alphafetoprotein serum levels and CT scan image as primary endpoints with monthly follow-up thereafter. Additional endpoints will include blood biochemistry indices and safety monitoring.

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Conditions studied

  • HCC
  • Liver Cirrhosis

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Keywords

  • therapeutic vaccine
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In context

Liver Cirrhosis

1,298 studies on the registry are indexed under Liver Cirrhosis; 338 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 120 is above the median of 78 across 739 interventional studies indexed under Liver Cirrhosis.

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Lead sponsor

Immunitor LLC is the lead sponsor of 14 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects who are at least 18 years old and are willing and capable of providing . Both men and non-pregnant women will be included.
  • HCC diagnosis documented prior to Study Entry by either cytology/histology, CT scan, and AFP serum test higher or equal to 30 IU/ml.
  • All subjects with are advised to utilize effective throughout the course of this study.
  • Health score status at baseline.
  • Agreement to participate in the study and to give at least 3 samples of blood for lab tests.
  • Readily available home or o other address where patient can be found.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who might have already taken V5 in prior trials and have no baseline data.
  • Those who met inclusion criteria can be retrospectively enrolled.
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women are excluded.
  • Subjects who have taken other immunomodulatory therapies within 2 months prior to Entry: systemic , immune globulin (IV gamma globulin, IVIG), interferons, interleukins, pentoxifylline (Trental), thalidomide, filgrastim (G-CSF), sargramostim (GM-CSF); dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB), thymosin alpha 1 (thymosin alpha), thymopentin, inosiplex (Isoprinosine), polyribonucleoside (Ampligen), ditiocarb sodium (Imuthiol), any locally available immune modulators, and any other therapeutic or preventive HCC vaccine.
  • Subjects requiring concurrent participation in another experimental research treatment study, or who received an experimental agent within four weeks prior to Study Entry.
  • Evidence of active or acute cardiac disease, epilepsy, or life-threatening diseases unrelated to HCC.
  • Medical conditions such as active alcohol or substance abuse, or psychological issues that in the opinion of the local investigator would interfere with adherence to the requirements of this study.
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Reproductive potential

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Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

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Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Daily oral dose of hepcortespenlisimut-L

    Hepcortespenlisimut-L (V5) (850 mg pill) to be administered once per day for the duration of study

    Biological: Daily oral dose of hepcortespenlisimut-L

Interventions

  • BiologicalDaily oral dose of hepcortespenlisimut-L

    Oral therapeutic vaccine, hepcortespenlisimut-L (V5) to be given once-per-day with monthly check-up

    Also known as: V5

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Effect of hepcortespenlisimut-L (V5) immunotherapy on serum levels of AFP (IU/ml) compared to baseline

    monthly check-up of AFP serum levels

    Time frame: minimum 3 months

  2. Effect of hepcortespenlisimut-L (V5) immunotherapy on tumor size or clearance

    Comparison of abdominal CT scans at baseline and 3 months later

    Time frame: minimum 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Effect of hepcortespenlisimut-L (V5) immunotherapy in patients with advanced HCC on blood biochemistry parameters

    Monthly blood biochemistry including liver function tests

    Time frame: 3 months

  2. Effect of hepcortespenlisimut-L (V5) immunotherapy on patients' performance

    Monthly evaluation of clinical symptoms as per ECOG performance status

    Time frame: 3 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Immunitor LLC
    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 30, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02256514
Lead sponsor
Immunitor LLC
Collaborators
Immunitor Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 3, 2014
Start date
Sep 2014
Primary completion
Sep 2019 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2019 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 30, 2019

Study contacts

Aldar Bourinbaiar, MD/PhD
study director · Immunitor LLC

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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