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Oxaliplatin, gemcitabine, cisplatin, lipiodol

Eric Savier, MD

Besides liver transplantation, the curative treatment of primary hepatic cancer with cirrhosis remains the surgical resection. Radiofrequency or cryotherapy currently allow local ablation of small cancer, with very good results. However, all these treatments are followed by high rates of recurrence (50 - 70% at 5 years). Then, it seems essential to associate to the surgical resection or to the local ablation as "adjuvant" treatment, in order to prevent or to decrease the rate of recurrence. However, no evidence supports this attitude. Therefore, following curative treatment of primary hepatic cancer with cirrhosis, we propose to compare treated to untreated patients. Postoperative treatment means either intra-arterial chemotherapy or systemic chemotherapy. The main criterion of the study is time of survival without recurrence. The main secondary objective is the safety.

The best treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with cirrhosis, currently is liver transplantation because treating the cancer and the causal disease. For the majority of patients, transplantation is not proposed, and the curative treatment remains the surgical resection. Radiofrequency or cryotherapy currently allows local destruction (or ablation) of the small HCC, with results that seem equivalent to the surgical resection. These last techniques increase the therapeutic possibilities in the presence of hepatic insufficiency. However, all these treatments are followed by high rates of recurrence (50 - 70% at 5 years and close to 100% at 10 years). The development of tumoral nodules, undetected at the time of the curative treatment, or the occurrence of new HCC, under the effects of the cirrhotic process or viral genomic modifications explain these disappointing results. Therefore, it seems essential to associate an adjuvant treatment to the surgical resection or the local destruction. Intra-arterial chemotherapy with or without embolisation is a largely evaluated therapeutic approach whose results are contradictory. Several retrospective studies, seem nevertheless to show a benefit of this treatment in adjuvant situation. Systemic chemotherapy for a long time regarded as ineffective, currently has a renewed interest due to the use of new drugs like gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (GEMOX regimen). This regimen showed a certain effect in a phase II study in advanced forms of HCC with cirrhosis. We propose to test by a prospective randomized multicentric phase III study, the effectiveness of an adjuvant treatment by systemic chemotherapy or intra-arterial LIPIODOLISED chemotherapy (CIAL), after surgery or complete local destruction of HCC. Three groups will be compared: a group of untreated patients (n=109), a group of patients treated by intra-arterial chemotherapy (CIAL = cisplatin 75 mg + lipiodol 10 ml; 3 courses every 6 weeks)(n=77) and a group of patients treated by systemic chemotherapy (GEMOX= day 1: gemcitabine 1000 mg/m² iv within 100 min; day 2: oxaliplatin 100 mg/m² iv within 2h; 8 courses every 2 weeks, d1 = d14)(n=77). Selection and randomisation are planned 4-8 weeks following complete treatment of the HCC. Identical follow up for the 3 groups includes clinical, biological, morphological exams every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months for 3 years. The main criterion of the study is survival without recurrence. The secondary objectives are the global survival, the safety and an estimate of the costs of the various treatments. The awaited results are 1) to demonstrate the effectiveness of at least one of these adjuvant treatment following complete treatment of HCC in cirrhotic patients and 2) to determine the best adjuvant treatment. Estimated inclusion time is 2 years, with an analysis of the principal criterion at 3 years. Follow-up of 5 years is envisaged for each patient, leading to a 7 years duration study.

Chemotherapy or Not, Following Complete Treatment of Hepatic Cancer in Cirrhotic Patients

Arterial LIPIODOLISED Chemotherapy Versus Systemic Chemotherapy With Gemcitabine Plus Oxaliplatin (GEMOX) Versus no Treatment Following Surgical Resection or Local Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhotic Patients

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Isabelle Brindel

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization
Chemotherapy or Not, Following Complete Treatment of Hepatic Cancer in Cirrhotic Patients	NCT00470340	Liver Neoplasms Liver Cirrhosis Carcinoma, Hepa... Recurrence Neoplasm Recurr...	Oxaliplatin, ge...	18 Years - 75 Years	Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Chemotherapy or Not, Following Complete Treatment of Hepatic Cancer in Cirrhotic Patients	NCT00470340	Liver Neoplasms Liver Cirrhosis Carcinoma, Hepa... Recurrence Neoplasm Recurr...	Oxaliplatin, ge...	18 Years - 75 Years	Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Chemotherapy or Not, Following Complete Treatment of Hepatic Cancer in Cirrhotic Patients	NCT00470340	Liver Neoplasms Liver Cirrhosis Carcinoma, Hepa... Recurrence Neoplasm Recurr...	Oxaliplatin, ge...	18 Years - 75 Years	Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

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