About this trial
This study is conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib plus sintilimab, transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with drug-eluting beads (DEB-TACE) and hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) with FOLFOX regemen (LEN+SIN+DEB-TACE+HAIC) versus lenvatinib plus sintilimab and DEB-TACE (LEN+SIN+DEB-TACE) for large hepatocellular carcinoma (\> 7cm) with portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT).
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
a confirmed diagnosis of HCC
the largest intrahepatic lesion >7 cm
presence of PVTT on imaging
tumor recurrence after curative treatment (hepatectomy or ablation) is eligible for enrollment
Disqualifiers
accompanied with vena cava tumor thrombus
central nervous system involvement
previous treatment with TACE, HAIC, TAE, radiotherapy, or systemic therapy
organ (heart and kidneys) dysfunction, unable to tolerate TACE or HAIC treatment
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
LEN+SIN+DEB-TACE+HAIC
Combination productFor DEB-TACE, superselective catheterization is performed and DEBs loaded with pirarubicin is use for chemoembolization. The embolization end point was blood stasis of the tumor-feeding arteries. In order to reduce the risk of complications, the embolization end point was not achieved in the initial TACE but in the second or third TACE session. After each chemoembolization, the microcatheter is reserved at the main hepatic tumor-feeding artery. The FOLFOX-based regimen is intra-arterially administered. During follow-up, the treatment of DEB-TACE and/or HAIC will be repeated for viable tumors based on the evaluation of the follow-up laboratory and imaging examination. Lenvatinib 12mg (body weight ≥60kg) or 8mg (body weight \<60kg) P.O. qd and sintilimab 200mg I.V. q3w will be started with 7 days after the first DEB-TACE+HAIC.
LEN+SIN+DEB-TACE
Combination productFor DEB-TACE, superselective catheterization is performed and DEBs loaded with pirarubicin is use for chemoembolization. The embolization end point was blood stasis of the tumor-feeding arteries. In order to reduce the risk of complications, the embolization end point was not achieved in the initial TACE but in the second or third TACE session. During follow-up, the treatment of DEB-TACE will be repeated for viable tumors based on the evaluation of the follow-up laboratory and imaging examination. Lenvatinib 12mg (body weight ≥60kg) or 8mg (body weight \<60kg) P.O. qd and sintilimab 200mg I.V. q3w will be started with 7 days after the first DEB-TACE.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Time to progression (TTP)
The time from date of randomization until the first occurrence of disease progression (according to mRECIST).
Secondary outcomes
Objective response rate (ORR)
The proportion of patients with the best response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to mRECIST.
Disease control rate (DCR)
The proportion of patients with the best response of CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) according to mRECIST.
Overall survival (OS)
The time from date of randomization to death due to any cause.
Adverse Events (AEs)
Number of patients with AEs assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v5.0.
Sponsors and contacts
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Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Lead sponsor
Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University
Collaborator
Zhongshan People's Hospital, Guangdong, China
Collaborator
Huizhou Municipal Central Hospital
Collaborator
Jieyang People's Hospital
Collaborator
Guangzhou Development District Hospital
Collaborator
First People's Hospital of Foshan
Collaborator
Anqing Municipal Hospital
Collaborator
Jinan University Affiliated Shunde Hospital
Collaborator