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Surgical resection and liver transplantation are the primary curative treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, many patients are ineligible for these treatments due to advanced disease, social factors, or limited availability of liver donors. Therefore, for patients with unresectable HCC, locoregional therapies like transarterial radioembolization (TARE with Y90) are considered the next best non-operative option, especially when the cancer remains confined to the liver. Despite the use of these liver-directed therapies, relapse rates and mortality remain high, underscoring the need for new predictive biomarkers and therapeutic targets, including immune modulation. The rationale behind NP-101 (TQ formula) stems from its immune modulatory properties as a potent drug derived from a natural substance, black seed or Nigella Sativa. Previous studies have demonstrated its immune modulation and anti-cancer effects, showing promise in preclinical models of HCC. In a randomized phase 2 study conducted in Covid patients, NP-101 exhibited safety and significantly increased T effector cells (CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes), resulting in accelerated recovery. The immune modulation effect of NP-101, observed in the Covid study, and its potential to enhance CD4+ and CD8+ T effector lymphocytes can potentially modify the immune microenvironment and improve outcomes in locally advanced HCC patients undergoing Y90 treatment. This study will investigate the safety, efficacy and maximum tolerated dose of NP-101 in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. The dosing scheme for NP-101 in this study will follow a Bayesian Optimal Interval design. Based on the target dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) rate of 30% and assuming a 3+3 design, three subjects will be sequentially enrolled at each of the 3 dose levels (beginning with 3g) until at least one DLT occurs. If no DLTs occur, dosing will be escalated to the next dose level for the next three enrolled subjects. At either of the two dose levels, if 1 DLT occurs, three more subjects will be enrolled at that dose level. If no DLTs occur in these subjects, three more subjects will be enrolled at the next highest dose level. Dosing escalation will be stopped if two or more total DLTs occur at any dose level. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) will be one dose level below the dose level at which two or more DLTs occurred.


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NCT number NCT06217094
Study type Interventional
Source University of Florida
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Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 1
Start date August 2024
Completion date September 2029

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