Liver Cancer Immunotherapy: Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial of Hepcortespenlisimut-L (Hepko-V5)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02232490 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified February 2019 by Aldar Bourinbaiar, Immunitor LLC.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : September 5, 2014
Last Update Posted : February 26, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma HCC Liver Cancer | Biological: hepcortespenlisimut-L Biological: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 120 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase III Randomized, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial of Hepcortespenlisimut-L (Hepko-V5) Versus Placebo in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 2015 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | November 2019 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: hepcortespenlisimut-L
Experimental placebo-controlled clinical of hepcortespenlisimut-L (V5) therapeutic vaccine against HCC
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Biological: hepcortespenlisimut-L
hepcortespenlisimut-L (V5) is given in experimental arm
Other Name: V5 |
Placebo Comparator: placebo
placebo
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Biological: Placebo |
- changes in plasma AFP [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Changes in plasma AFP levels at monthly intervals
- CT scan [ Time Frame: 3 months ]changes in tumor size/mumber at 3 months compared to baseline
- adverse effects [ Time Frame: 3 months ]evaluation of adverse effects if any

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects who are at least 18 years old and are willing and capable of providing informed consent. Both men and non-pregnant women will be included.
HCC diagnosis documented prior to Study Entry by either cytology/histology, CT scan, and AFP serum test higher or equal to 30 IU/ml.
All subjects with reproductive potential are advised to utilize effective contraception throughout the course of this study.
Health score status at baseline. Agreement to participate in the study and to give at least 3 samples of blood for lab tests.
Readily available home or o other address where patient can be found. -
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects who might have already taken V5 in prior trials and have no baseline data. Those who met inclusion criteria can be retrospectively enrolled. Pregnant or breast-feeding women are excluded.
Subjects who have taken other immunomodulatory therapies within 2 months prior to Entry: systemic corticosteroids, immune globulin (IV gamma globulin, IVIG), interferons, interleukins, pentoxifylline (Trental), thalidomide, filgrastim (G-CSF), sargramostim (GM-CSF); dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB), thymosin alpha 1 (thymosin alpha), thymopentin, inosiplex (Isoprinosine), polyribonucleoside (Ampligen), ditiocarb sodium (Imuthiol), any locally available immune modulators, and any other therapeutic or preventive HCC vaccine. Subjects requiring concurrent participation in another experimental research treatment study, or who received an experimental agent within four weeks prior to Study Entry.
Evidence of active or acute cardiac disease, epilepsy, or life-threatening diseases unrelated to HCC.
Medical conditions such as active alcohol or substance abuse, or psychological issues that in the opinion of the local investigator would interfere with adherence to the requirements of this study.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02232490
Contact: Aldar Bourinbaiar, MD/PhD | +97695130306 | immunitor@gmail.com | |
Contact: Galyna kutsyna, MD | 9053222 | kutsynagalyna@yahoo.com |
Mongolia | |
Immunitor LLC | Recruiting |
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 14400 | |
Contact: aldar Bourinbaiar, MD 97688094463 immunitor@gmail.com | |
Contact: Aldar Bourinbaiar, MD aldar@immunitor.com | |
Principal Investigator: Chinburen Jigjidsuren, MD | |
Immunitor LLC | Recruiting |
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | |
Contact: Aldar Bourinbaiar, MD 97695130306 aldar@immunitor.com | |
Contact: Marina Tarakanovskaya, MD marinatarakanovskaya@yahoo.com | |
Principal Investigator: Chinburen Jigjidsuren, MD |
Study Director: | aldar bourinbaiar | Immunitor LLC |
Responsible Party: | Aldar Bourinbaiar, Investigator, Immunitor LLC |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02232490 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Immunitor Hepko-V5 IMM05 ( Other Identifier: Immunitor ) |
First Posted: | September 5, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 26, 2019 |
Last Verified: | February 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | DATA TO BE SHARED WITH COLLABORATORS |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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