Sorafenib Tosylate Following a Liver Transplant in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer
brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if sorafenib (sorafenib tosylate) is a safe and effective treatment option for preventing liver cancer in high risk patients following liver transplantation. Liver transplantation is a treatment option for liver cancer patients, but despite transplantation, the liver cancer can recur in the new, transplanted liver. It is not known whether sorafenib is effective in preventing cancer recurrence in high risk patients following liver transplantation
detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Two-year recurrence free survival (RFS).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. One-year recurrence free survival. II. Overall survival (OS). III. Safety. IV. Impact of drug-drug interactions (i.e. immunosuppression agents). V. Impact of biomarkers (alpha-fetoprotein \[AFP\], protein-induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist II \[PIVKA II\]).
VI. Effects of therapy on wound healing. VII. Impact of hepatitis C viral recurrence.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
ARM I: Patients receive sorafenib tosylate orally (PO) twice daily (BID).
ARM II: Patients receive placebo PO BID.
In both arms treatment continues for 24 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 6 months for 2 years.
official title
A Phase II Randomized Multicenter Placebo-Controlled Blinded Study of Sorafenib Adjuvant Therapy in High Risk Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT) Recipients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)