Utilize Imaging to Assess Changes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Perfusion as Potentiated by Intra-Arterial Nitroglycerin

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco

About this trial

This is a single-arm, open-label, single-center, first-in-human feasibility study evaluating parenchymal blood volume (PBV) imaging as a tool to dynamically assess perfusional changes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) potentiated by intra-arterial administration of nitroglycerin.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Participants must have radiographically documented, previously untreated LIRADS V liver lesions or biopsy-confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), as determined by the ZSFG Liver Tumor Board.

Lesions must be determined to be suitable for conventional trans-arterial chemoembolization (cTACE) based on multidisciplinary tumor board review.

No prior locoregional therapy (e.g., TACE, Y-90) to the index lesion(s).

Age ≥18 years.

Disqualifiers

Multifocal disease (i.e., presence of more than one HCC lesion).

Has received systemic anticancer therapies within 3 weeks of first dose, radiation within 2 weeks, antibody therapy within 4 weeks. Concomitant administration of LHRH analogues for prostate cancer and somatostatin analogues for neuroendocrine tumors are allowed as per standard of care.

Has not recovered from adverse events due to prior anti-cancer therapy to ≤ grade 1 or baseline (other than alopecia).

Is currently receiving any other therapeutic/investigational agents.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Parenchymal Blood Volume (PBV) Imaging

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo imaging

  • Nitroglycerin

    Drug

    Given Intra-Arterially

  • Medical Record Review

    Other intervention

    Data will be collected from the participant medical records.

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Nitroglycerin InjectionExperimental treatment 3 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Proportion of Participants with >= 30% increase in Tumoral Blood Volume

Proportion of participants who demonstrate an increase in tumoral blood volume of at least 30% following intra-arterial nitroglycerin administration compared with pre-nitroglycerin baseline along with Bonferroni-corrected confidence intervals will be reported.

Time frame
Day 1

Secondary outcomes

1

Proportion of Participants with >= 50% increase in Tumor-to-Normal Ratio

Proportion of participants demonstrating at least a 50% increase in the tumor-to-normal ratio on parenchymal blood volume imaging following intra-arterial nitroglycerin administration compared with pre-nitroglycerin baseline along with Bonferroni-corrected confidence intervals will be reported.

Time frame
Day 1

Other outcomes

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