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NCT Number: NCT03851471

Jiu-wei-zhen-xiao Granule for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

This is a piolt single-arm trial of Jiu-wei-zhen-xiao Granule, extracted from nine kinds of Chinese medicnie, for the treatment in patients with advanced, unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC). The primary objective is to assess its therapeutic efficacy in patients with unresectable HCC. The primary endpoint is overall survival (OS) after the use of 12-week drug. Secondary endpoints include progression-free survival (PFS) after the use of 12-week drug, the improvement of the score of the European Organization for Reasearch and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30), the changes of the liver function, coagulation function, the size of solid tumors,"Du-tan-yu-jie Zheng" in Chinese medicine, pain Visual Analogue Scale and toxicity profile of Jiu-wei-zhen-xiao Granule.

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Key information

Conditions

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Adenocarcinoma Carcinoma Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Liver Diseases Liver Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Early Phase 1

Primary location

Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Wuhan, Hubei, 430061, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age:18~75 years;
  • Patients must have diagnosis of advanced hepatocellular cancer (HCC) by one of the following:

(1) Histopathology; (2) Elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) >400 ng/ml and findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scans characteristic of HCC; (3) Findings on triple phase MRI or CT scans characteristic of HCC in patients with cirrhosis and tumors at least 1 cm or greater, without a curative treatment option (transplant, resection, or ablation).

3.The clinical staging of HCC is B or C or D staging as the Barceln Clinical Liver Cancer Classification(BCLC);

  • Patients with hepatitis B virus infection;
  • Patients with "Du-tan-yu-jie Zheng" in Chinese medicine;
  • Karnofsky score ≥60;
  • Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with unstable vital signs;
  • Any uncontrolled, severe, intercurrent illness including but not limited to ongoing or active infection, heart, brain, lung and other systemic diseases or other kinds of tumors;
  • Known history of allergy to the ingredients of this product;
  • Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment;
  • Receipt of any other investigational agents ≤ 1 month of the first dose of study treatment;
  • Patients who cannot take oral medication.

Treatment and study plan

Jiu-wei-zhen-xiao Granule

Drug

Patients will be treated for 12 weeks, with oral administration of 5g once of Jiu-wei-zhen-xiao Granule,three times a day, based on the conventional treatment for HCC, such as antiviral treatment, supportive treatment or symptomatic treatment.

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

    Overall Survival (OS) is defined as the percentage of people in a group who are alive after the 12-week use of drug.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression-Free Survival

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks

    Progression-free survival (PFS) will be defined as the elapsed time from the first date of study treatment until documented disease progression (as per RECIST 1.1) or death from any cause, whichever is earlier. For patients who remain alive without progression, follow-up time will be censored at the date of last disease assessment .

  2. European Organization for Reasearch and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) (Chinese version, Version 3.0)

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks

    EORTC QLQ-C30 is a 30-item questionnaire composed of multi-item scales and single items that reflect the multidimensionality of the QoL construct. It includes five functional scales (physical, role, cognitive, emotional, and social), three symptom scales (fatigue, pain, and nausea/vomiting), and a global health status/QoL scale. The remaining single items assess additional symptoms commonly reported by cancer patients (dyspnea, appetite loss, sleep disturbance, constipation, and diarrhea), as well as the perceived financial impact of the disease and treatment.

  3. The level of the liver function

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks

    The biochemical indicators of the liver function include alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total bilirubin(TBiL), direct bilirubin (DBiL), albumin (ALB), alkaline phosphatase (AKP), gamma-Glutamyltransferase (γ-GGT).

  4. The level of AFP

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks

    AFP is the abbreviation of alpha fetoprotein, which could be the progress of the primary hepatocellular carcinoma

  5. The level of coagulation function

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks

    The biochemical indicators of the coagulation function include prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), thrombin time (TT), fibrinogen (FIB).

  6. The size of solid tumors

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks

    The size of solid tumors is measured by a professional film reader using MRI/CT.

  7. "Du-tan-yu-jie Zheng" symptoms score in Chinese medicine

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks

    "Du-tan-yu-jie Zheng" is a series of common symptoms in HCC，including distending pain in the hypochondrium,jaundice, a lump below the costal region,weak and lassitude, poor appetite,abdominal distension and fullness,dizziness and tinnitus, bitter or dry mouth,constipation, urinary yellow,upset and irritable,red or dark red tongue, stringy or rapid pulse

  8. 10cm-VAS of the pain

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks

    The 10cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of the pain is most commonly anchored by "no pain" (score of 0) and "pain as bad as it could be" or "worst imaginable pain" (score of 10) .

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Zhong Wang

Other

Registry information

Official study title

An Open-label, Single-institution, Non-randomized, Single-arm, Pilot Study of Jiu-wei-zhen-xiao Granule for the Treatment in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2021
First posted
Feb 22, 2019
Registry last updated
Apr 9, 2021

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