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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02409524
Date of registration: 01/04/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Immunovative Therapies, Ltd.
Public title: An Individualized Anti-Cancer Vaccine in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Subjects
Scientific title: Phase IIA Clinical Study Of An Individualized Anti-Cancer Vaccine (CRCL-ALLOVAX) in Subjects With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Date of first enrolment: July 2016
Target sample size: 15
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02409524
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Thailand
Contacts
Name:     Wirote Lausoontornsiri, MD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

1. Males and females who are at least 18 years of age at time of enrollment

2. Histologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma with or without positive HBV and/or
HCV, not candidate for local regional intervention

3. Minimum of 90 days of sorafenib treatment or ineligible for sorafenib

4. Child-Pugh Stage A-B (score = 5 and = 9)

5. Performance status: ECOG < 2 with no deterioration over the previous 2 weeks

6. Measurable disease (for mRECIST)

7. Lesion amenable for percutaneous tumor harvest and follow up biopsy

8. Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by the following:

- Hemoglobin > 10.0 g/dl

- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 1,500/mm3

- Platelet count > 75,000/µl

- ALT and AST < 2.5 x ULN

- Alkaline phosphatase < 4 x ULN

- Serum creatinine < 1.5

9. Women of child-bearing potential: negative pregnancy test

10. Patients of child producing potential: usage of contraception or avoidance of
pregnancy measures while enrolled on study and receiving the experimental product

11. Ability to understand the study, its inherent risks, side effects and potential
benefits and ability to give written informed consent to participate

Exclusion criteria:

1. Severe ascites, massive or uncontrolled (+3 on Child-Pugh calculator)

2. Severe encephalopathy, uncontrolled (+3 on Child-Pugh calculator)

3. INR > 1.5

4. Participation in another clinical trial evaluating experimental treatments or
procedures or receiving medication/treatment for HCC other than sorafenib

5. Any autoimmune disorder

6. Any clinical condition requiring systemic steroids or current immunosuppressive
therapy, including: cyclosporine, antithymocyte globulin, or tacrolimus within 1 month
of study entry

7. HIV positive or syphilis

8. History of cardiac disease: congestive heart failure > NYHA class 2; cardiac
arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy (beta blockers or Digoxin are permitted)
or uncontrolled hypertension

9. Active clinically serious infections (> grade 2 NCI-CTCAE version 4.0)

10. History of organ or tissue allograft

11. Advanced liver cirrhosis

12. Interferon or thalidomide within 1 month prior to signing informed consent

13. Uncontrolled concurrent serious medical or psychiatric illness

14. Clinically apparent central nervous system metastases or carcinomatous meningitis

15. History of blood transfusion reactions

16. Known allergy to murine monoclonal antibodies or bovine products or cow milk



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Advanced Adult Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Intervention(s)
Biological: AlloStim
Biological: AlloVax
Biological: CRCL
Primary Outcome(s)
To evaluate survival compared to historical controls [Time Frame: Approximately 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
To assess AFP as surrogate end-point for response and/or survival [Time Frame: Approximately 6 months]
To assess mRECIST as surrogate end-point for response and/or survival [Time Frame: Approximately 6 months]
To evaluate safety in advanced HCC (adverse events) [Time Frame: Approximately 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
ITL-022-HCC-BKK-VAX+S
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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Date Completed:
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