Combination of TATE and PD-1 Inhibitor in Liver Cancer (TATE-PD1)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03259867 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : August 24, 2017
Last Update Posted : January 7, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Colorectal Neoplasms Gastric Cancer Lung Cancer | Drug: Opdivo Injectable Product or Keytruda Injectable Product Combination Product: Trans-arterial tirapazamine embolization | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 80 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | One arm for HCC, CRC, gastric cancer and NSCLC each. All enrolled patients will receive the same treatment with TATE and a PD-1 inhibitor until disease progression |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase IIA Single-Arm Study of Treatment of Patients With Advanced Liver Cancer With a Combination of TATE (Transarterial Tirapazamine Embolization) Followed by an Anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 1, 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Hepatocellular carcinoma
PD-1 inhibitor (either Opdivo 240 mg Q2W IV or Keytruda 200 mg Q3W IV) starts at day 1, and continues until progression. TATE treatment starts at day 8 for debulking up to 4 cycles. If escape lesion appears, two more TATE treatments can be given. Tirapazamine dose at 35 mg flat dose given before embolization. |
Drug: Opdivo Injectable Product or Keytruda Injectable Product
a PD-1 immune check inhibitor per Investigator decision Combination Product: Trans-arterial tirapazamine embolization Embolization with Lipiodol and Gelfoam |
Experimental: Colorectal cancer
PD-1 inhibitor (Keytruda 200 mg Q3W IV) starts at day 1, and continues until progression. TATE treatment starts at day 8 for debulking up to 4 cycles. If escape lesion appears, two more TATE treatments can be given. Tirapazamine dose at 35 mg flat dose given before embolization. |
Drug: Opdivo Injectable Product or Keytruda Injectable Product
a PD-1 immune check inhibitor per Investigator decision Combination Product: Trans-arterial tirapazamine embolization Embolization with Lipiodol and Gelfoam |
Experimental: Gastric cancer
PD-1 inhibitor (Keytruda 200 mg Q3W IV) starts at day 1, and continues until progression. TATE treatment starts at day 8 for debulking up to 4 cycles. If escape lesion appears, two more TATE treatments can be given. Tirapazamine dose at 35 mg flat dose given before embolization. |
Drug: Opdivo Injectable Product or Keytruda Injectable Product
a PD-1 immune check inhibitor per Investigator decision Combination Product: Trans-arterial tirapazamine embolization Embolization with Lipiodol and Gelfoam |
Experimental: NSCLC
PD-1 inhibitor (Keytruda 200 mg Q3W IV) starts at day 1, and continues until progression. TATE treatment starts at day 8 for debulking up to 4 cycles. If escape lesion appears, two more TATE treatments can be given. Tirapazamine dose at 35 mg flat dose given before embolization. |
Drug: Opdivo Injectable Product or Keytruda Injectable Product
a PD-1 immune check inhibitor per Investigator decision Combination Product: Trans-arterial tirapazamine embolization Embolization with Lipiodol and Gelfoam |
- Response rate [ Time Frame: up to 24 months ]Objective response rate in non-TATE treated lesion
- Overall Response rate [ Time Frame: up to 24 months ]All tumor lesions
- Duration of Response [ Time Frame: up to 24 months ]All tumor lesions
- Progression Free Survival [ Time Frame: up to 24 months ]From randomization to disease progression or death
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years ]From randomization to death

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with either a confirmed diagnosis of (1) metastatic colorectal cancer in liver based on histopathology of either a prior resection of primary lesion or a biopsied liver metastatic lesion; (2) advanced HCC (BCLC-stage C) with a characteristic 3 or 4-phase CT or dynamic contrast enhanced MRI finding showing arterial uptake followed by "washout" of contrast in the venous-delayed phases per American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) criteria; (3) metastatic gastric cancer; (4) metastatic NSCLC without EGFR or ALK mutation.
- Patients between ages 18 and 80
- If HCC patients, they should have progressive disease (PD) on intolerant of or refusing sorafenib. If mCRC, they should have received at least one regimen of 5-fluouracil based systemic chemotherapy such as FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, CAPOX, or XELOX, with or without a VEGF or EGFR receptor inhibitor. For patients with metastatic gastric cancer, they should have failed at least one line of systemic chemotherapy. For patients with NSCLC, they should have been treated with a PD-1 inhibitor (either with or without chemotherapy) for at least 4 months but are not able to achieve a response.
- Patients with at least two liver tumor lesions with at least one with a diameter of 2 cm or bigger, which is amendable for (super-)selective TATE as the target lesion. Alternatively, patients with one intra-hepatic lesion of 2 cm or bigger and exhapetic lesion(s) are also acceptable.
- ECOG score 2 or less
- Child-Pugh scores 5-7
- Patients should have measurable disease by contrast CT or contrast-enhanced MRI.
- All prior chemotherapy must be at least 4 weeks prior to TATE and free from treatment-related toxicity. No gap is needed for prior PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors in NSCLC patients.
- Patients have normal organ function: Hemoglobin ≥ 8.5 gm/dL, Platelets ≥ 50,000 /µL, Creatinine ≤ 2 mg/dL, AST and ALT < 10 X upper normal limit of the current institution; bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL
- Patients are able to understand and willing to sign the informed consent.
- Men and women of child-bearing age need to commit to using two methods of contraception simultaneously to avoid pregnancy.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have had a liver or any organ transplantation
- Patients who take any immune or bone marrow suppressive agents including any systemic corticosteroid that exceed an equivalent of 10 mg prednisone per day within 2 weeks from the study treatment. Inhalation or topical steroids are allowed.
- Patients who have received any checkpoint inhibitor, including ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab or others.
- Patients who have major medical problems such as severe cardiac, pulmonary (COPD requiring constant oxygen), or non-healing ulceration.
- Patients with a history of autoimmune disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, Addison's syndrome, multiple sclerosis, uveitis, systemic lupus erythematosus or Wegener's granulomatosis). Patients with vitiligo or alopecia are allowed. Patients with Graves disease or psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment within the past 2 years are allowed.
- Patients who have any clinical evidence of hypoxia with O2 saturation less than 92% on room air.
- Patients with evidence of significant arterial insufficiency or microangiopathy in any organ due to any reason, which could lead to distal extremity hypoxia, as evidenced by any gangrenous change in distal limbs or requiring resection for this reason.
- Patients with major gastrointestinal bleeding in the prior 2 months of enrollment.
- Patients who are pregnant or lactating.
- Patients with QTc interval > 480 msec or those known to have congenital long QTc syndrome.
- Patients who have received live, attenuated vaccine within 28 days prior to the first dose of PD-1 inhibitor.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03259867
Contact: Jennifer Berg | 714-456-7687 | jdberg@uci.edu |
United States, California | |
University of California, Irvine | Recruiting |
Orange, California, United States, 92868 | |
Contact: Jennifer D Berg jdberg@uci.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, MD | UC Irvine Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | Teclison Ltd. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03259867 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
LT-004 |
First Posted: | August 24, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 7, 2021 |
Last Verified: | January 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Hepatocellular carcinoma Colorectal cancer Immune checkpoint inhibitor Gastric cancer Non-small cell lung cancer |
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Stomach Neoplasms Liver Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Adenocarcinoma Digestive System Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases |
Liver Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Stomach Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Colonic Diseases Intestinal Diseases Rectal Diseases Pembrolizumab Tirapazamine Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents |