Status:

UNKNOWN

Sorafenib Tosylate in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

GERCOR - Multidisciplinary Oncology Cooperative Group

Conditions:

Liver Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Sorafenib tosylate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studyi...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To assess anti-tumor activity of neoadjuvant sorafenib tosylate in tumor samples from patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Secondary * To characterize pat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
  • Fibrolamellar or mixed histology allowed
  • No cholangiocarcinoma or other tubal disease
  • Must be eligible for conservative hepatic resection or liver resection with curative intent
  • No cirrhosis with Child-Pugh score \> 7
  • Chronic liver disease without liver insufficiency and without portal liver hypertension allowed
  • No known history or presence of metastatic brain or meningeal tumors
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
  • WBC \> 3,000/µL
  • ANC \> 1,500/µL
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/µL
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
  • Bilirubin \< 1.5 times upper normal limit (ULN)
  • AST and ALT ≤ 5 times UNL
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 5 times ULN
  • Serum creatinine \< 2 times ULN
  • PT/INR/PTT \< 1.5 times UNL
  • Amylase and lipase \< 1.5 times ULN
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Body mass index 18.5-30 kg/m\^2 (WHO normal range: 18.5-25 kg/m\^2)
  • Able to swallow oral compound
  • No criterion for unresectability or medical condition that contraindicates surgical resection
  • No serious concurrent systemic disorder incompatible with the study, including any of the following:
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (i.e., BP \> 150/100 mm Hg despite optimal therapy)
  • Active uncontrolled infection
  • Active alcoholism
  • No prior medical disorder, including any of the following:
  • Cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmics (excluding beta-blockers or digoxin for chronic atrial fibrillation)
  • Active coronary artery disease or ischemia
  • Myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • NYHA class III-IV congestive heart failure
  • Pulmonary embolism within the past 6 months
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding within the past 6 months
  • No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years, except basal cell or squamous cell skin carcinoma or cured in situ cervical carcinoma
  • No history or concurrent seizure disorder requiring medications (e.g., antiepileptic drugs)
  • No history of HIV infection, or chronic hepatitis B or C
  • No active clinically serious bacterial or fungal infection (i.e., grade 2 CTCAE v. 3)
  • No condition that is unstable or could jeopardize the safety of the patient and his/her compliance with the study
  • No substance abuse or medical, psychological, or social condition that could interfere with adherence to the study
  • No known or suspected allergy to the investigational agent or to any agent given concurrently
  • No presence of asthenia or rash \> CTC grade 1 at enrollment
  • Must be registered in a national health-care system
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior orthotopic liver transplantation
  • Not a candidate for orthotopic liver transplantation
  • No prior systemic or loco-regional treatment for HCC
  • No prior organ allograft
  • No treatment with any other investigational medicinal product within the past 28 days
  • No concurrent treatment with full-dose anticoagulants
  • Deep-vein or catheter-associated thrombosis prophylaxis allowed
  • Warfarin or heparin therapy allowed if the coagulation parameters were within the acceptable ranges prior to initiation of anticoagulant therapy
  • No concurrent or chronic co-administration of CYP3A4 inducers (e.g., rifampin, Hypericum perforatum, phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, or dexamethasone)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2010

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    36 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01182272

    Start Date

    May 1 2010

    Last Update

    August 16 2010

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    Hopital Beaujon

    Clichy, France, 92110