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Brief Title: Ph 2 Trial of ADI PEG 20 Plus Concurrent Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) Vs TACE Alone in Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Official Title: Randomized, Open Label, Phase 2 Trial of ADI PEG 20 Plus Concurrent Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) Versus TACE Alone in Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Study ID: NCT02006030
Brief Summary: Certain cancers require the amino acid arginine. Arginine deiminase (ADI) is an enzyme from microbes that degrade arginine. ADI has been formulated with polyethylene glycol and has been used to treat patients that have cancers that require arginine. In this study, the investigators will evaluate the response rate, as determined by the revised International Working Group recommendations.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
CMUH, Taichung City, , Taiwan
TP-VGH, Taipei City, , Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, , Taiwan
CGMH-LK, Taoyuan, , Taiwan
Name: Pei-Jer Chen, MD, PhD
Affiliation: National Taiwan University Hospital Taipei, Taiwan
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR