NCT06904183

Lenvatinib, Sintilimab, and DEB-TACE With/Without HAIC for HCC >7 cm With PVTT

Lenvatinib, Sintilimab, and Drug-Eluting Beads Transarterial Chemoembolization With or Without Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma >7 cm With Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 320 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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).

Detailed description

This is a multicenter, prospective and randomized study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of LEN+SIN+DEB-TACE+HAIC compared with LEN+SIN+DEB-TACE for unresectable large HCC (\>7cm) with PVTT. 320 patients with large HCC (\> 7cm) and PVTT will be enrolled in this study. The patients will receive either Len+DEB-TACE+HAIC or Len+DEB-TACE using an 1:1 randomization scheme. In the LEN+SIN+DEB-TACE+HAIC arm, the microcatheter will be reserved at the main hepatic tumor-feeding artery after DEB-TACE and chemotherapy drugs (oxaliplatin, fluorouracil and leucovorin; FOLFOX-based regimen) will be intra-arterially administered though the microcatheter. DEB-TACE+HAIC treatments can be repeated based on the evaluation of follow-up laboratory and imaging examination by the multidisciplinary team. In the LEN+SIN+DEB-TACE arm, patients will be treated with DEB-TACE alone. TACE treatment can be repeated based on the evaluation of follow-up laboratory and imaging examination by the multidisciplinary team. In both arms, lenvatinib 12mg (body weight ≥60kg) or 8mg (body weight \<60kg) P.O. qd and sintilimab 200mg I.V. q3w will be started within 7 days after the first DEB-TACE+HAIC/DEB-TACE. The primary end point of this study is time to progression (TTP). The secondary endpoints are tumor response (objective response rate and disease control rate), overall survival (OS), and adverse events (AEs).

Conditions

• Hepatocellular Carcinoma Non-resectable

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
COMBINATION_PRODUCT	LEN+SIN+DEB-TACE+HAIC	For 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.
COMBINATION_PRODUCT	LEN+SIN+DEB-TACE	For 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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-01
• Primary completion: 2029-03-31
• Completion: 2030-03-31
• First posted: 2025-04-01
• Last updated: 2025-04-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China