Liver cancer is a highly lethal malignancy and has become increasingly important in western countries. The management of liver cancer is complex. In advanced disease, two combinations of immunotherapies are recommanded as first line (atezolizumab-bevacizumab or durvalumab-tremelimumab). Results in patients with high tumor burden (Portal vein thrombosis Vp3 or Vp4, or tumoral liver involvement \>50%) are less impressive. Innovative combinations are necessary to improve the outcome of patients. Recently, control trials conducted in Asia highlighted the benefit of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy, especially in patients with high tumor burden. Studies including a limited number of patients shown that the combination seems feasible. ALICE is a randomized multicentric Phase II/Phase III trial conducted in French medical centers, evaluating the efficacy and safety of durvalumab+tremelimumab with or without Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy of the GEMOX regimen (gemcitabine + oxaliplatin), in patients with high tumor burden. Oxaliplatin induce immunogenic cell death, and gemcitabin deplete regulatory immune cells. The GEMOX regimen thus has the potential for a synergic effect with immunotherapy in HCC. The trial will provide an innovative treatment to patients with no alternative for locoregional treatment, and with limited results with actual systemic treatments. It will also be the first trial of Hepatic Arterial infusion for such patients in the western population.
The ALICE study will randomize 196 patients in about 20 sites in France, according to a ratio 1:1, and in 2 steps : * 90 Patients will first be included in the initial Phase II study, and compared in terms of ORR. * 106 additional patients with be included for the Phase III, and the total population will be analyzed in terms of Overall Survival. A safety run-in phase will be planned for the first 12 patients in the experimental arm, to assess the tolerance of the treatment combination. An independent Study Monitoring Board (DSMB), with expertise and experience in the pathology, and without direct involvement in the conduct of the study, will be set up specifically to ensure optimal safety monitoring.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
196
Systemic infusion of : Tremelimumab 300 mg, single dose at Cycle 1 Durvalumab 1500 mg at Cycle 1 then every 4 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Durvalumab and Tremelimumab will be delivered during a single angiography. Implantable catheter is also allowed. Durvalumab infusion will start 1 hour after the end of the tremelimumab infusion.
Hepatic Arterial Infusion of Chemotherapy (HAIC) : Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m² over 30 minutes, followed by Oxaliplatin 100 mg/m² over 2 hours. Administered every 2 weeks for 4 cycles. When a Durvalumab cycle match with an HAIC infusion, HAIC will be delivered on the same day.
CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAP-HP Hôpital Beaujon
Clichy, France
RECRUITINGCentre Georges Francois Leclerc
Dijon, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHôpital Saint Joseph
Marseille, France
RECRUITINGCHU de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCHU Hôtel-Dieu
Nantes, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAP-HP Hôpital Cochin
Paris, France
RECRUITINGCHU de Poitiers
Poitiers, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCentre Eugene Marquis
Rennes, France
RECRUITINGCHRU de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITING...and 1 more locations
Phase II : Objective Response Rate according to RECIST 1.1
The proportion of patients with Complete Response or Partial Response according to RECIST 1.1
Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression, and up to 6 months after the inclusion of the last patient
Phase III : Overall Survival
The time between Randomisation and death from any cause
Time frame: From date of randomization to the date of death, up to 18 months after the randomization of the last patient
Safety of the combination of immune therapy and HAIC
Will be assessed : * the frequency of limiting toxicities (LT) occuring during the combination phase (the first 12 weeks). LT are defined as any toxicity related to the experimental drug, that leads to definitive treatment discontinuation. * the frequency and severity of treatment-related adverse events as per NCI-CTCA v5.0
Time frame: From the first study treatment administration to 30 days after the last administration of study treatment
Progression-Free Survival
Defined as the delay between the date of randomization and the date of the first progression or death from any cause. Progression will be assessed via RECIST 1.1 and mRECIST.
Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever occurs first, up to 18 months after the inclusion of the last patient
Phase II : Overall Survival
Defined as the delay between randomization and death from any cause.
Time frame: From date of randomization to the date of death, up to 18 months after the randomization of the last patient
Phase III : Objective Response Rate
Defined as the proportion of patients with Complete Response or Partial Response according to RECIST 1.1
Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression, and up to 6 months after the inclusion of the last patient
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire
Quality of life will be assessed with questionnaire EORTC QLQ-C30, at baseline and every 2 months until disease progression or study termination
Time frame: From date of randomization and until the date of first documented progression, up to 18 months after the inclusion of the last patient
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measured by the EORTC HCC-18 questionnaire
Quality of life will be assessed with questionnaire EORTC HCC-18, at baseline and every 2 months until disease progression or study termination
Time frame: From date of randomization and until the date of first documented progression, up to 18 months after the inclusion of the last patient
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