This is a multi-center, randomized, open-label pivotal phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of EAL as adjuvant therapy in preventing recurrence in patients with primary HCC at high recurrence risk after radical resection.
HCC, accounting for 80% of all liver cancers, is the third most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Radical resection is considered as a curative strategy for patients with primary HCC. However, over 50% of patients experience recurrence after resection, resulting in a very low 5-year survival rate. EAL are ex vivo expanded and activated lymphocytes comprising mainly CD8+ T cells derived from patients' peripheral blood. This is a multi-center, randomized, open-label pivotal phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of EAL in preventing recurrence in patients with primary HCC at high recurrence risk after radical resection. Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either 20 doses of EAL (1×10\^9\~2×10\^10 per dose) infusion in combination of a single TACE or a single TACE only. Primary endpoint is the independent review committee-determined recurrence-free survival (from randomization to first recurrence or death from any cause). Secondary endpoints include overall survival, cancer-specific survival, adverse events and others.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
430
12\~20 doses of EAL (1×10\^9\~2×10\^10 cells per dose) will be infused into patients.
After angiography, fluorouracil will be injected into the proper hepatic artery or the segment of liver where the original lesion is located, and then microcatheter will be introduced into the segment of liver artery where the incision margin is located, and iodized oil injection and epirubicin will be mixed and embolized.
Chinese PLA General Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGRecurrence-free survival (RFS)
The time from randomization to first documented of disease recurrence determined by IRC or death from any cause (whichever occurs first).
Time frame: 6 years
Overall survival (OS)
The time from randomization to death from any cause.
Time frame: 6 years
Cancer-specific survival (CSS)
The time from randomization to death from HCC.
Time frame: 6 years
Adverse events (AE)
Percentage of participants with adverse events.
Time frame: 6 years
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