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Status unknownNCT04317248Updated Oct 29, 2020

"Cocktail" Therapy for Hepatitis B Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Cyclophosphamide and Multiple Signals loaded Dendritic Cells Vaccine in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, sponsored by Yuehua Huang. Status unknown at 4 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-10-29.

Sponsored by Yuehua Huang · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Oct 2020), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
600
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The effect of anti-tumor treatment is not satisfying in HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HBV-HCC) for reasons that HBV-HCC carries highly heterogeneous antigens to facilitate cancer cells escaping from immune surveillance and constructs an immunosuppressive microenvironment. Correspondingly, multiple signals loaded dendritic cells vaccine can efficiently present T cells with antigens of HCC sensitize their antitumor properties meanwhile low dose cyclophosphamide (CY) can effectively improve the microenvironment of immunity. Therefore, we put forward a new scientific therapy called "multiple signals loaded dendritic cells vaccine combined low dose of cyclophosphamide" combining with radical surgery or TACE or targeted agents for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma to prolong their survival time.

Read the detailed description

Detailed Description Patients who have good compliance complying with the inclusion criteria will be enrolled into our research. The 600 patients will be randomly assigned to experimental group and control group with the ratio of 1:1, control group will receive radical surgery or TACE or targeted agent treatment solely; another group (experimental group) after enrollment will radical surgery or TACE or targeted agent treatment in the first course. Then 20ml blood is taken for multiple signals loaded dendritic cells (MSDCV) culture (cell culture takes 7 days). Low dose (250mg/m\^2) CY treatment will be performed on patients two days before the MSDCV treatment. The MSDCV combined CY therapy will perform per 4 weeks, total 6 times. All patients are evaluated the safety and efficacy of treatment by monitoring their blood parameters, tumor indicators and imaging examinations at each visit.

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Conditions studied

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Keywords

  • hepatocellular carcinoma
  • hepatitis B
  • Dendritic cells vaccine
  • cell therapy
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In context

Hepatitis B

1,656 studies on the registry are indexed under Hepatitis B; 196 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 600 is above the median of 120 across 1,187 interventional studies indexed under Hepatitis B.

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Lead sponsor

Yuehua Huang is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • In accordance with AASLD guidelines for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma,histology or imaging confirmed as primary hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Patients with history of hepatitis B infection
  • Male and female adult subjects (18~70 years old)
  • Patients haven't received radiation therapy or chemotherapy or immunotherapy
  • Normal renal function
  • Blood routine test: Hb>=9g/dL, white cell count>=1.5*10\^9/L, platelet count>=50*10\^9/L
  • Liver function: bilirubin\<=50umol/L, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase(ALT)\<=5 times the upper limit of normal
  • Child-Pugh score\<=9
  • Human Chorionic Gonadotropin(HCG) test negative(-) if patients are women of reproductive ages
  • Women of reproductive ages promise to contracept until therapy course has been finished for 3 months
  • Patients who have signed up informed consents

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Extrahepatic metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma oHistory of embolism, chemotherapy or radiation
  • History of major surgery in last 4 weeks
  • History of radiofrequency ablation in last 6 weeks
  • Acute infections in last 2 weeks
  • Child-Pugh scores>9
  • Patients with hepatic encephalopathy
  • Patients with ascites needed drainage
  • Patients have history of other cancer
  • Patients have history of HIV
  • Pregnant women
  • Patients with severe diseases like cardiac dysfunction
  • Patients with mental illness that influence signing informed consents
  • HBV infection combined with other types of hepatitis
  • Patients with autoimmune diseases
  • Immunosuppressant drugs users
  • Patients cannot follow our trial principle
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
600 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    MSDCV immune therapy combined with radical surgery therapy

    Multiple Signals loaded Dendritic Cells Vaccine(MSDCV) immune therapy:one time every 4 weeks during 0 weeks to 20 weeks, about 5\*10\^7 cells per time, total 6 times; Hepatocellular Carcinoma Radical surgery therapy: one time at a good operation time before the first time of MSDCV immune therapy

    Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Biological: Multiple Signals loaded Dendritic Cells Vaccine

  • No intervention
    Radical surgery therapy

    Hepatocellular Carcinoma Radical surgery therapy: one time at a good operation time

  • Experimental
    MSDCV immune therapy combined with TACE therapy

    Multiple Signals loaded Dendritic Cells Vaccine(MSDCV) immune therapy:one time every 4 weeks during 0 weeks to 20 weeks, about 5\*10\^7 cells per time, total 6 times; Transcatheter Hepatic Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE) therapy: the first time of TACE therapy must perform before the first time of MSDCV immune therapy, then perform when necessary according to subjects condition

    Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Biological: Multiple Signals loaded Dendritic Cells Vaccine

  • No intervention
    TACE therapy

    Transcatheter Hepatic Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE) therapy: perform when necessary according to Subjects condition

  • Experimental
    MSDCV immune therapy combined with targeted agents therapy

    Multiple Signals loaded Dendritic Cells Vaccine(MSDCV) immune therapy:one time every 4 weeks during 0 weeks to 20 weeks, about 5\*10\^7 cells per time, total 6 times; Targeted agents therapy: Sorafenib or Lenvatinib. For Sorafenib: 0.4g twice daily; for Lenvatinib: 12mg/8mg per day according to subjects condition

    Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Biological: Multiple Signals loaded Dendritic Cells Vaccine

  • No intervention
    Targeted agents therapy

    Targeted agents therapy: Sorafenib or Lenvatinib. For Sorafenib: 0.4g twice daily; for Lenvatinib: 12mg/8mg per day according to subjects condition

Interventions

  • DrugCyclophosphamide

    Intravenous drip,250mg/m\^2 per time,two days before each times of MSDCV therapy,total 6 times, in order to improve the immunosuppressive microenvironment of tumor,reduce CD4+CD25+FOXP3+regulatory T cells (Tregs)

    Also known as: Endoxan

  • BiologicalMultiple Signals loaded Dendritic Cells Vaccine

    one time every 4 weeks during 0 weeks to 20 weeks, about 5\*10\^7 cells per time, intravenous driptotal 6 times;

    Also known as: MSDCV

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression-Free-Survival (PFS), month

    The time from randomization until first documented progression or death from any cause,whichever came first

    Time frame: 240 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. serum AFP(alpha fetoprotein), ng/ml

    Measured for each subjects at each visits

    Time frame: 240 weeks

  2. serum PIVKA-II(Protein Induced by Vitamin K Absence or Antagonist-II), μg/L

    Measured for each subjects at each visits

    Time frame: 240 weeks

  3. Overall Survival (OS), month

    The time from random assignment to death from any cause

    Time frame: 240 weeks

  4. tumor size, mm

    Utilizing Liver CT or MR examination

    Time frame: 240 weeks

  5. Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events

    Assessed by CTCAE v4.0

    Time frame: 240 weeks

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Study locations

4 of 4 sites recruiting
  • Nanfang Hospital
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
    Recruiting
  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer center
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
    Recruiting
  • Sun Yat-sen University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
    Recruiting
  • The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhongshan University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 29, 2020, 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
NCT04317248
Lead sponsor
Yuehua Huang
Collaborators
Sun Yat-sen University, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Responsible party
Yuehua Huang (Laboratory director of hepatology,Deputy director of infection, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Mar 23, 2020
Start date
Apr 1, 2020
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2022 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 30, 2022 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 29, 2020

Study contacts

Yuehua HYuang, doctorate
Contact
huangyh53@mail.sysu.edu.cn
0086-13822232795
Yifan Lian, doctorate
Contact
lianyf@mail3.sysu.edu.cn
0086-13824441190
Yuehua Huang, doctorate
principal investigator · Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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