Evaluation of AKR1B10 as a New Marker for Interventional Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of AKR1B10 as a New Marker for Interventional Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06272656
• Other study ID #: AKR-TACE-001
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: April 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Hebei Medical University Third Hospital
• Contact: Yuemin Nan
• Phone: 17835683894
• Email: Hb20231221[@]163.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Primary liver cancer is currently the fourth most common malignant tumor and the second leading cause of tumor mortality in China, posing a serious threat to the lives and health of the Chinese people . At present, non-surgical treatment methods are often used, such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE), radiation therapy, and systemic anti-tumor therapy. However, whether it is surgical treatment or non-surgical treatment, commonly used liver cancer related biomarkers in clinical practice during the evaluation of treatment efficacy or regular follow-up of patients include AFP, AFP-L3%, DCP, etc. , but there are no reports on whether AKR1B10 can be used for the efficacy evaluation of these treatment methods.Therefore, this project aims to explore the clinical value of AKR1B10 in evaluating the efficacy of liver cancer treatment.

Description:

Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) are enrolled in this clinical trial. In the early stage, a research team detected the levels of AKR1B10 in serum samples from 477 normal individuals, 107 benign liver tumors, 32 patients with chronic hepatitis B, 78 patients with liver cirrhosis, and 482 patients with liver cancer, and evaluated its early diagnostic value in liver cancer. It was found that AKR1B10 protein, as a serum marker for liver cancer, had significantly better performance than AFP, mainly reflected in three aspects: first, it is more sensitive, The normal background level (reference range) of AKR1B10 is significantly lower than AFP, which means that during clinical testing, changes in serum concentration are more pronounced, making it easier to identify asymptomatic early liver cancer patients; Secondly, it is more specific and has a higher detection rate for liver cancer, with lower false positive and false negative rates. In addition, more than 70% of liver cancer patients who test negative for AFP will be tested positive for AKR1B10, resulting in lower rates of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis; Thirdly, the time to reflect changes in the condition is 6-7 times faster than AFP. The half-life of AKR1B10 is 23 hours, while AFP has a half-life of 6-7 days.This project mainly aims to explore the clinical value of AKR1B10 in evaluating the efficacy of liver cancer treatment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: April 1, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age between 18 and 80

• diagnosis of HCC according the AASLD criteria

• TACE is planned

• resection is impossible

• No significant underlying medical illness affecting patient's survival

• Patients available for regular follow-up according to the study protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous history of other tumors;

• Combined with other tumors;

• Received external treatment before admission;

• Patients who have received blood transfusions within one month;

• The patient was unable to participate in this study for other reasons.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Carcinoma
• Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	HebeiMUTH	Shijia Zhuang	Hebei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hebei Medical University Third Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

References & Publications (7)

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	comparison of liver cancer markers AKR1B10, AFP, AFP-L3% and DCP before and after TACE	Liver cancer markers AKR1B10, AFP, AFP-L3 and DCP are measured before TACE, 1 month and 3 months after TACE in order to evaluate the course of these markers after the intervention	baseline, 1 month and 3 months
Secondary	long-term survival (1-year, 3-year, 5-year)	Patients with low AKR1B10 levels have a higher survival rate	up to 5 years
Secondary	progression- free - time	Patients with low AKR1B10 levels have a longer progression- free - time	up to 5 years

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