Ablation in Combination With Lenvatinib and Anti-PD-1 Antibodies

Last updated: July 23, 2024
Sponsor: Hua Li
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Liver Disorders

Carcinoma

Cancer/tumors

Treatment

lenvatinib + anti-PD-1 antibodies

ablation

radiofrequency ablation

Clinical Study ID

NCT05803928
[2023]02-116-16
  • Ages 18-75
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Lenvatinib is an oral multi-target receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) inhibitor that mainly inhibits the Endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) VEGFR-1,2,3; Fibroblast growth factor receptor, FGFR) FGFR-1,2,3,4; Platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) PDGFRα; The kinases RET and KIT, thereby inhibiting tumor cell proliferation, inducing apoptosis, and playing an anti-angiogenic role, have been approved by the FDA and CFDA as first-line treatment for patients with advanced liver cancer. lenvatinib showed longer disease progression than sorafenib (8.9 months vs. sorafenib. 3.7 months), longer progression-free survival (7.4 months vs. 3.7 months), and higher disease control rates (24.1% vs. 9.2%). Therefore, lenvatinib has obvious advantages in HCC treatment because of its strong anti-angiogenic and anti-tumor growth effects.

Cindilimab is a human immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to PD-1 molecules on the surface of T cells, thereby blocking the programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1)/programmed death receptor-1 ligand (PD-L1) pathway induced by tumor immune tolerance, and reactivating the antitumor activity of lymphocytes.

In summary, recurrence after radical treatment of liver cancer is an urgent clinical problem. Recurrent HCC treatment represented by resection, ablation and TACE is difficult to achieve more satisfactory efficacy. The main ablative techniques includes radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation and cryoablation.As a local treatment for liver cancer, ablation has the risk of incomplete ablation and insufficient ablation margin, and because RFA cannot resolve micrometastases, tumor growth, invasion and metastasis occur. Therefore, ablation combined with lenvatinib and immune checkpoint inhibitors have theoretical complementary advantages, and this study intends to compare the clinical efficacy and safety of ablation combined with lenvatinib plus anti-PD-1 antibodies in the treatment of patients with early recurrent liver cancer compared with ablation alone.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age ≥18 years old, ≤75 years old, gender unlimited;

  2. primary hepatocellular carcinoma proved pathologically and clinically;

  3. 2 months after radical resection or ablation, imaging examination (MRI, CT plainenhanced) showed no tumor lesions, HCC recurred within 3 years after surgery, noextrahepatic metastasis;

  4. ECOG score 0-1;

  5. Recurrent liver cancer meets the Milan criteria: single tumor diameter ≤5cm ormultiple tumors less than 3 with a maximum diameter ≤3cm, no major vascularinvasion, no lymph node metastasis or extrahepatic metastasis;

  6. Child-Pugh liver function grades: A, B;

  7. Expected survival > 6 months;

  8. Adequate organ function: ① no need for growth factors and blood components within 2weeks prior to enrollment; (2) Cardiac function: no heart disease, coronary heartdisease, cardiac function level 1-2; ③ In the first 7 days of enrollment, liver andkidney function was adequate and laboratory indicators were suitable (untreated) :HGB≧9.0g/dl, neutrophils ≧1,500/mm3, PLT≧50x109/L, serum ALB≧28g/L, TBIL<2mg /dL,ALT, AST< 5 times of the upper limit of normal value, Bun, Cr< 1.5 times of theupper limit of normal value, INR<1.7 or extended PT<3s;

  9. Patients with normal blood pressure or hypertension should use antihypertensivedrugs to control blood pressure within the normal range;

  10. Diabetic patients should control fasting blood glucose ≤8mmol/L by hypoglycemicdrugs;

  11. No other serious diseases (such as autoimmune diseases, immune deficiency, organtransplantation, etc.) that conflict with the Plan;

  12. No history of other malignant tumors;

  13. Women of childbearing age must have a negative blood pregnancy test within sevendays, and subjects of childbearing age must use appropriate contraception during thetest and for six months after the test;

  14. The patient agrees to participate in the clinical study and sign the InformedConsent.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • (1) previous radiotherapy, hormone therapy or molecular targeted therapy; (2)Patients with distant metastasis confirmed by imaging; (3) The subject has had orco-has other malignancies (other than cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin andcarcinoma in situ of the cervix); (4) The subject is known to be allergic tomacromolecular protein preparations, or to any component of anti-PD-1 antibodies; (5) Subject has any history of active autoimmune disease or autoimmune disease (e.g., but not limited to: autoimmune hepatitis, interstitial pneumonia, uveitis,enteritis, hepatitis, pituitaritis, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism,hypothyroidism; Subjects with childhood leukoplectic disease or complete remissionof asthma can be incorporated into adults without any intervention; Subjectsrequiring medical intervention with bronchodilators are not included; (6) Subjectswere taking immunosuppressants, or systemic or absorbable topical hormone therapyfor immunosuppressive purposes (doses >10mg/ day of prednisone or other therapeutichormones) and were still taking them within 2 weeks prior to enrollment; (7)Clinical symptoms of heart disease or disease not well controlled, such as: heartfailure of grade 2 or above A.N. B. Unstable angina pectoris; C. Myocardialinfarction within 1 year; D. Patients with clinically significant supraventricularor ventricular arrhythmias requiring treatment or intervention; (8) Abnormalcoagulation function (PT>16s, APTT>43s, TT>21s, Fbg>2g/L), bleeding tendency orreceiving thrombolytic or anticoagulant therapy; (9) The patient has current (within 3 months) gastrointestinal conditions such as esophageal varices, active gastric andduodenal ulcers, ulcerative colitis, portal hypertension, or active bleeding fromunexcised tumors, or other conditions identified by the investigator as likely tocause gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation; (10) Previous or current severebleeding (bleeding >30 ml within 3 months), hemoptysis (fresh blood >5 ml within 4weeks), or thromboembolic events (including stroke events and/or transient braindysfunction) within 12 months; (11) Previous and current patients with objectiveevidence of pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia, pneumoconiosis, radiationpneumonia, drug-induced pneumonia, severe impairment of lung function, etc.; (12) ofcongenital or acquired immune deficiency, such as HIV infection, active hepatitis (transaminase does not meet the criteria for the hepatitis b reference: HBV DNA of 10 or higher ⁴ / ml; Hepatitis C reference: HCV RNA≥103/ml); Chronic hepatitis Bvirus carriers with HBV DNA<2000 IU/ml (<104 copies /ml) must also receive antiviraltherapy during the trial to be enrolled; (13) Subjects are participating in otherclinical studies or less than one month has passed since the end of the previousclinical study; Subjects may receive other systemic antitumor therapies during thestudy; (14) The subject is known to have a history of psychotropic, alcohol, or drugabuse; (15) Imaging examination confirmed tumor recurrence or metastasis 2 monthsafter surgery; (16) The researcher believes that it should be excluded from thisstudy. For example, in the researchers' judgment, the subjects had other factorsthat might have led to the study's termination, such as other serious medicalconditions (including mental illness) requiring combination treatment. Seriouslaboratory abnormalities, accompanied by family or social factors, may affect thesafety of the subject or the collection of data and samples.

Study Design

Total Participants: 70
Treatment Group(s): 4
Primary Treatment: lenvatinib + anti-PD-1 antibodies
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
January 01, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
April 01, 2025

Connect with a study center

  • Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

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