A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Lenvatinib as First-line Treatment in Participants With Unresectable HCC

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Prospective, Multicenter, Post-marketing Phase IV Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Lenvatinib as First-line Treatment in Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04297254
• Other study ID #: E7080-M091-511
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: February 4, 2021
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: February 2023
• Source: Eisai Inc.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety of lenvatinib in HCC.

Description:

This is a prospective, multi-center, open-label, single-arm, non-comparative, post-marketing phase IV study. This study will enroll 50 participants with unresectable HCC. Participants will receive lenvatinib for 24 weeks or until disease progression, death, intolerable or unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent, whichever occurs earlier. All participants will be followed up for an end-of-study (EOS) visit at 4 weeks after the completion of 24 weeks of treatment or after last treatment visit if earlier, as applicable that is end-of-treatment (EOT).

Participants who completed 24 weeks of therapy and continue to show clinical benefit will be able to continue to receive lenvatinib (beyond week 24 as necessary) as per Investigator's discretion and based on radiological response.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: July 31, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Males or females of >=18 years of age

2. Participant or their legally acceptable representative (LAR) is willing to sign written informed consent for participation in the study and ready to comply with the study procedures and schedule

3. Must have a confirmed diagnosis of unresectable HCC with one of the following criteria:

• Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of HCC

• Clinically confirmed diagnosis of HCC according to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) criteria, including cirrhosis of any aetiology or with chronic hepatitis B or C infection criteria

4. At least 1 measurable target lesion according to RECIST 1.1 meeting the following criteria:

• Hepatic lesion:

• The lesion can be accurately measured in at least one dimension as >=1.0 centimeter (cm)

• The lesion is suitable for repeat measurement

• Non-hepatic lesion:

• Lymph node (LN) lesion that measures at least one dimension as >=1.5 cm in the short axis, except for porta hepatis LN that measures >=2.0 cm in the short axis

• Non-nodal lesion that measures >=1.0 cm in the longest diameter

• Lesions previously treated with radiotherapy or locoregional therapy must show radiographic evidence of disease progression to be deemed a target lesion

5. Participants are categorized to Stage B (not applicable for transarterial chemoembolization [TACE]) or Stage C based on Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system.

6. Has adequate bone marrow function, defined as:

• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1.5*10^9 per liter (/L)

• Haemoglobin >=8.5 gram per deciliter (g/dL)

• Platelet count >=75*10^9/L

7. Adequate liver function based on liver function tests, defined as:

• Albumin >=2.8 g/dL

• Bilirubin less than or equal to <=3.0 milligram per deciliter (mg/dL)

• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <=5*the upper limit of normal (ULN)

8. Adequate blood coagulation function, defined as international normalized ratio (INR) <=2.3

9. Adequate renal function, defined as >30 milliliter per minute (ml/min) calculated as per the Cockcroft and Gault formula

10. Adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with 0 or 1 antihypertensive medications, defined as BP <=150/90 millimeter of mercury (mmHg) at screening and no change in antihypertensive medications within 1 week before Cycle 1 Day 1

11. Adequate pancreatic function, defined as amylase and lipase <=1.5*ULN

12. With a Child-Pugh score A

13. With Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1

14. With life expectancy of >=12 weeks from the start of study treatment, as per Investigator's judgement.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. With imaging findings for HCC corresponding to any of the following:

• HCC with >=50% liver occupation

• Clear invasion into the bile duct

• Portal vein invasion at the main portal branch (Vp4)

2. Who have received any systemic chemotherapy, including sorafenib, or immunotherapy, or any systemic investigational anticancer agents for advanced/unresectable HCC

3. Who have received any anticancer therapy (including surgery, percutaneous ethanol injection, radio frequency ablation, transarterial [chemo] embolization, hepatic intra-arterial chemotherapy, biological, immunotherapy, hormonal, or radiotherapy) or any blood enhancing treatment (including blood transfusion, blood products, or agents that stimulate blood cell production, example granulocyte colony-stimulating factor [G-CSF]) within 28 days prior to enrolment

4. Who have not recovered from toxicities as a result of prior anticancer therapy, except alopecia and infertility

5. With significant cardiovascular impairment including but not limited to the history of congestive heart failure greater than New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II, unstable angina, myocardial infarction or stroke within previous 6 months, or cardiac arrhythmia requiring medical treatment at the time of screening

6. With prolongation of corrected QT (QTc) interval to >480 millisecond (ms)

7. With gastrointestinal malabsorption or any other condition that might affect the absorption of lenvatinib in the opinion of the Investigator

8. Bleeding or thrombotic disorders or use of anticoagulants such as, warfarin or similar agents requiring therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) monitoring

9. Having a gastrointestinal bleeding event or active haemoptysis (bright red blood of at least 0.5 teaspoon) within 28 days prior to enrollment

10. With gastric or oesophageal varices that may require treatment

11. With any other active malignancy (except for HCC or definitively treated melanoma in-situ, basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in-situ of the cervix) within the past 36 months prior to enrolment

12. Any history of, or concurrent, brain or subdural metastases

13. Having >1 + proteinuria on urine dipstick testing will undergo 24 hour (h) urine collection for quantitative assessment of proteinuria. Patients with urine protein >=1 gram per 24 hour (g/24 h) will be excluded

14. With arterial-portal venous shunt or arterial-venous shunt preventing a proper diagnosis of the tumour

15. Any medical or other condition that in the opinion of the Investigator would preclude the participant's participation in the study.

16. With known intolerance to lenvatinib (or any of the excipients)

17. With positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or active infection requiring treatment (except for hepatitis virus)

18. Who cannot be evaluated by either triphasic liver computed tomography (CT) or triphasic liver magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) because of allergy or other contraindication to both CT and MRI contrast agents

19. Have undergone major surgery within 3 weeks prior to the entry in the study or are scheduled for a surgery during the study period

20. Have already undergone a liver transplant

21. Female participants who are breastfeeding or pregnant at the time of enrolment in the study

22. Female participants of childbearing potential who, within 4 weeks prior to study enrolment, did not use a highly effective method of contraception or do not agree to use a highly effective method of contraception throughout the study period

23. Current abuse of alcohol; and current or past (last 12 months) abuse of drugs

24. Participation in a concurrent clinical trial or in another trial within the 6 months prior to this study enrolment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Carcinoma
• Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

Intervention

Drug:
• Lenvatinib
Lenvatinib capsules.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
India	HCG Comprehensive Cancer Care Hospital	Bangalore	Karnataka
India	Somani Hospital	Jaipur	Rajasthan
India	Apollo Gleneagles Hospital Limited	Kolkata	West Bengal
India	Meenakshi Mission Hospital	Madurai	Tamil Nadu
India	Tata Memorial Hospital	Mumbai	Maharashtra
India	Apex Wellness Hospital	Nashik	Maharashtra
India	HCG Manavata Cancer Centre	Nashik	Maharashtra
India	Shatabdi Hospital	Nashik	Maharashtra
India	LMMF's Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Center	Pune	Maharashtra
India	Noble Hospital	Pune	Maharashtra

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Eisai Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd

Country where clinical trial is conducted

India, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Percentage of Participants with Grade 3 or Higher Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)	TEAEs are defined as undesirable events not present prior to medical treatment, or an already present event that worsens either in intensity or frequency following the treatment. The severity of all adverse events (AEs) will be graded according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0. The grades are: Grade 1 (Mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated); Grade 2 (Moderate; minimal, local or noninvasive intervention indicated; limiting age-appropriate instrumental activities of daily life [ADL]); Grade 3 (Severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self-care ADL); Grade 4 (Life-threatening consequences; urgent intervention indicated); and Grade 5 (Death related to AE).	Baseline up to Week 24
Primary	Number of Participants with Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)		Baseline up to Week 24
Primary	Number of Participants with Grades 1 and 2 Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)	TEAEs are defined as undesirable events not present prior to medical treatment, or an already present event that worsens either in intensity or frequency following the treatment. The severity of all AEs will be graded according to CTCAE version 4.0. The grades are: Grade 1 (Mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated); Grade 2 (Moderate; minimal, local or noninvasive intervention indicated; limiting age-appropriate instrumental ADL); Grade 3 (Severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self-care ADL); Grade 4 (Life-threatening consequences; urgent intervention indicated); and Grade 5 (Death related to AE).	Baseline up to Week 24
Secondary	Objective Response Rate (ORR)	ORR is defined as the percentage of participants with complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as the best overall response from the start of study treatment up to Week 24. CR per response evaluation criteria in solid tumor (RECIST) 1.1 is defined as disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <10 millimeter (mm). PR per RECIST 1.1 is defined as at least a 30 percent (%) decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.	From the start of study treatment up to Week 24
Secondary	Progression-free Survival (PFS)	PFS is defined as the time from the start of treatment until the first occurrence of disease progression (PD) or death, whichever is earlier. PD per RECIST 1.1 is defined as at least a 20% relative increase and 5 mm absolute increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions (taking as reference the smallest sum on study) recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions.	From date of first dose of study drug until documentation of disease progression or death from any cause (whichever occurs first) or up to approximately Week 24
Secondary	Percentage of Participants Requiring Dose Modifications (Dose Interruptions or Dose Reductions)		Baseline up to Week 24
Secondary	Time to First Dose Reduction		Baseline up to Week 24