Hepatic IA Therapy in Stage B or Limited Stage C Hepatoma (HCC)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04601428 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : October 23, 2020
Last Update Posted : March 16, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) | Biological: IA therapy of HCC with CSR02-Fab-TF | Early Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 43 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | The dose escalation phase of the study will begin with 3 single cohort subjects and then proceed to a traditional 3 +3 study design until a Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or an active dose (i.e., a dose at which subjects achieve a complete response in the liver or complete elimination of tumor blood flow) is identified. Once an appropriate dose in established, an expansion phase will administer CSR02-Fab-TF to 16 additional subjects to estimate the response proportion in subjects with refractory HCC. |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | CSR02-Fab-TF as Hepatic Intra-arterial Therapy in Intermediate Stage B or Limited Advanced Stage C Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): Dose-Escalation Study to Assess Safety and Tolerability |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 26, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2023 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Investigational Arm |
Biological: IA therapy of HCC with CSR02-Fab-TF
Intra-Arterial Infusion of CSR02-Fab-TF |
- Incidence and severity of adverse events from intra-arterial infusion of CSR02-Fab-TF in patients with hepatoma only or largely confined to the liver, and resistant/recurrent after prior therapy [ Time Frame: Infusion to Day 50 ]Measured by the number of treatment-emergent adverse events and graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v5.0
- HCC blood flow [ Time Frame: MRI on Day 4 ]HCC blood flow will be assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on day 4 after infusion of CSR02-FabTF.
- Determine tumor response to intra-arterial infusion of CSR02-Fab-TF [ Time Frame: by MRI on Day 50 and then every 3 months for an average of one year. ]Measured by radiographic response using acceptable imaging modalities used for assessment of tumor vasculature and blood flow (MRI or CT) based on mRECIST.

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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:
- Age ≥ 18 years (US), Age ≥ 20 years (Taiwan)
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Diagnosis of HCC by at least one of the following criteria:
- Histological confirmation;
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computerized tomography (CT) consistent with liver cirrhosis AND at least one solid liver lesion > 2 cm with intense contrast uptake during the arterial phase followed by contrast washout during the venous phase regardless of alpha-fetal protein (AFP) level
- Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Intermediate Stage B or limited Advanced Stage C (see Protocol Section 3.1). Patients with Stage C disease should have received or been offered and chosen not to receive systemic therapy
- Inadequate response to prior liver-directed therapy (e.g., TACE, bland embolization, Y90, ablation, radiation therapy) to the same targeted area or progressive disease after prior liver-directed therapy) or to one or more systemic therapies
- Not a candidate for curative resection, liver transplantation, or percutaneous ablation (See Protocol Appendix 3)
- Eastern Collective Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤1 (See Protocol Appendix 5)
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Adequate laboratory parameters, including:
- Serum total bilirubin ≤ 2.0;
- Alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and aspartate aminotransferase (ALT) < 5 x ULN;
- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL;
- Prothrombin time (international normalized ratio; INR) ≤ 1.5;
- Absolute neutrophil count > 1000/μL;
- Platelet count > 75,000/μL;
- Hgb > 8 g/dL
- Acceptable pulmonary status, including room air O2 saturation > 90%
- Child-Pugh A-B7 without clinically significant ascites (See Protocol Appendix 4)
- Signed informed consent
- All subjects must be surgically sterile, at least two years post-menopausal (if female), or agree to use adequate, effective contraception approved by the Investigator until two (2) months after receiving a final dose of CSR02-Fab-TF
Exclusion Criteria:
- Eligible for transplantation by Milan criteria (Protocol Appendix 3) or potentially eligible if successfully "down staged" by pre-transplant therapy
- Prior organ transplantation
- Any treatment for HCC (including TACE) or any investigational therapy within the previous 60 days or treatment with Y90 within the previous 90 days
- Previously treated malignancies from which the subject has not been disease-free for at least 2 years, except for adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, in situ cancer, or low-grade prostate or bladder cancer
- Severe chronic obstructive or other pulmonary disease with hypoxemia that requires supplementary oxygen or clinically significant pleural effusions
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV, cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to therapy, unstable arrhythmia, symptomatic peripheral arterial vascular disease, or presence of an artificial or other vascular device requiring chronic anticoagulation (See Protocol Appendix 6)
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Any of the following risks related to QT/QTc interval:
- Baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (repeated interval > 480 milliseconds using Frederica's QT correction formula);
- History of additional risk factors for Torsades de Pointes (e.g. heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of Long QT syndrome);
- Concomitant medications that have a known risk for prolongation of the QT/QTc interval (see https://crediblemeds.org/new-drug-list/)
- Major surgery, vascular injury, or serious illness within the previous 60 days
- Known inherited thrombophilia (hypercoagulable state) or history of unprovoked venous thrombosis
- Abnormal lupus anticoagulant
- Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections, requiring systemic therapy at screening. Subjects with prior HBV (positive HBSAg) must have HBV viral load < 500 IU/mL. Subjects with HCV infection are eligible if other eligibility criteria are met
- Females who are breast-feeding
- Allergy to iodinated contrast medium that is uncontrolled or refractory to medical therapy
- Therapeutic anticoagulation that cannot be stopped 24-72 hours before treatment (per Section 4.3) and reinstituted no sooner than 72 hours after therapy
- Any concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the Investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the subject in this study
- Unwillingness or inability to comply with the study protocol for any reason

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04601428
Contact: Gabriela Sanchez | 858-630-1960 | gsanchez@sciquus.com | |
Contact: Jennifer Schulz | jschulz@sciquus.com |
United States, Maryland | |
University of Maryland | Recruiting |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201 | |
Contact: Dr. Kevin Kim 410-328-3477 kevin.kim@umm.edu | |
United States, Missouri | |
Washington University School of Medicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology | Recruiting |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 | |
Contact: Robin Haverman 314-747-1624 rlhaverman@wustl.edu | |
United States, Texas | |
UT Southwestern Medical Center | Not yet recruiting |
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390 | |
Contact: Kelli Keys kelli.key@utsouthwestern.edu | |
United States, Washington | |
University of Washington | Recruiting |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98115 | |
Contact: Madilyn Heit 206-727-1077 mheit@seattlecca.org | |
Taiwan | |
National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH) | Recruiting |
Tainan City, North Dist., Taiwan, 70403 | |
Contact: Meng-Yun Kuo +886-919-013-926 luckycandy777@gmail.com | |
Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center (KFSYSCC) | Recruiting |
Taipei, Pei-Tou Dist., Taiwan, 11259 | |
Contact: Ya-Chen Pan +886-2-2897-0011 ext 1671 lindsay1177@kfsyscc.org | |
National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) | Recruiting |
Taipei city, Zhongzheng Dist., Taiwan, 100225 | |
Contact: Yun-Ping Lin +886-905-705-570 yunping62@yahoo.com.tw | |
KFSYSCC | Recruiting |
Taipei, Taiwan, 112 | |
Contact: Kuo Jang (KJ) Kao, M.D., Ph.D. 886-2-2897-0011 ext 3316 kuojang.kao@gmail.com | |
Principal Investigator: Kuo Jang (KJ) Kao, M.D., Ph.D. |
Study Director: | Paul Weiden, M.D. | KFSYSCC consultant | |
Study Director: | Joseph Purvis, M.D. | Linical Americas |
Publications:
Responsible Party: | Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04601428 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
KF-CSR02-001 |
First Posted: | October 23, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 16, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
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 HCC hepatoma |
IA (intra-arterial) therapy PLVAP CSR02-Fab-TF |
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 |