Multicenter RCT of ADV-TK Gene Therapy Improving the Outcome of Liver Transplantation for Advanced HCC
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03313596 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified February 2019 by Ding Ma, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : October 18, 2017
Last Update Posted : February 4, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Drug: ADV-Tk Procedure: LT | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 180 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Adenovirus-mediated Adjuvant Gene Therapy Improving Outcome of Liver Transplantation in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
Study Start Date : | March 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2019 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: LT-only
patients received orthotopic LT and subsequent immunosuppression therapy
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Procedure: LT
Orthotopic LT and subsequent immunosuppression therapy |
Experimental: LT+ADV-TK
ADV-TK therapy was administered in addition to orthotopic LT and subsequent immunosuppression therapy
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Drug: ADV-Tk
The first ADV-TK dose was administered during the operation; 1.0×10(12) viral particles of ADV-TK in 100 mL of 0.9% saline were injected into peritoneum tissues around the liver. The second and third ADV-TK dose was administered 60 days and 90 days after LT; 1.0×10(12) viral particles of ADV-TK in 100 mL of 0.9% saline were injected into the celiac artery (60 mL) and the superior mesenteric artery (40 mL) via femoral-artery puncture. Procedure: LT Orthotopic LT and subsequent immunosuppression therapy |
- Progression-free survival, PFS [ Time Frame: 2-year ]PFS was measured from the day of liver transplantation to objective recurrence (MRI or CT) or HCC-related death, whichever occurred first.
- Overall survival, OS [ Time Frame: 1-year ]OS was measured from the day of liver transplantation to death.
- Overall survival, OS [ Time Frame: 2-year ]OS was measured from the day of liver transplantation to death.
- Time of the tumor progression,TTP [ Time Frame: 2-year ]TTP was the median period from the day of liver transplantation to objective recurrence (MRI or CT).
- Median overall survival time [ Time Frame: 2-year ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 - 65 years of age (Male and Female).
- Clinical diagnosis of advanced primary hepatocellular carcinoma who could accept liver transplantation.
- Patients who had unresectable HCC with single tumor diameter > 5 cm and ≤ 10cm; or numbers of multiple tumors >3 and ≤ 5, and the total length of foci diameter ≤ 15 cm.
- Serum AFP ≤ 10000 ng/ml before liver transplantation.
- Child-pugh A-B.
- No metastasis in extrahepatic main vescular and extrahepatic lymph node detected during the operation and no metastasis of other organs.
- Provide written informed consent before screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Metastasis in extrahepatic organs.
- HCC with Invasion in extrahepatic main vescular and extrahepatic organs.
- Contraindications of operation of other organ system.
- Hypersensitivity to adenovirus, GCV or similar drugs.
- Serious obstacle of the mechanism of coagulation, hemorrhagic tendency, and abnormal coagulation (≥50%).
- Plan to accept clinical trials of other antitumor drugs.
- Immunological deficit.
- HBsAg(+) and HBcAb(+) donor.
- Unsuitable participate assessed by investigator.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03313596
Contact: Danhui Weng, Dr. | 027-83663351 | weng.dh@gmail.com |
China, Beijing | |
Beijing Youan Hospital | Recruiting |
Beijing, Beijing, China, 10001 | |
Contact: Ning Li, Dr | |
China | |
301 Military Hospital | Recruiting |
Beijing, China | |
Contact: Jiahong Dong | |
General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police | Recruiting |
Beijing, China | |
Contact: Yunjin Zang | |
The Third XiangYa Hospital of Central South University | Recruiting |
Changsha, China | |
Contact: Qifa Ye | |
West China Hospital of Sichuan University | Recruiting |
Chengdu, China | |
Contact: Lvnan Yan | |
The Third Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University | Recruiting |
Guangzhou, China | |
Contact: Guihua Chen | |
The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University | Recruiting |
Hangzhou, China | |
Contact: Shusen Zheng | |
Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University | Recruiting |
Shanghai, China | |
Contact: Jia Fan | |
The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University | Recruiting |
Shenyang, China | |
Contact: Yongfeng Liu | |
The First Center Hospital of Tianjin | Recruiting |
Tianjin, China | |
Contact: Zhongyang Shen | |
The First Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University | Recruiting |
Urumqi, China | |
Contact: Hao Wen |
Responsible Party: | Ding Ma, Director, Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03313596 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
LT-03 |
First Posted: | October 18, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 4, 2019 |
Last Verified: | February 2019 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Carcinoma Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma |
Liver Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Digestive System Diseases Liver Diseases |