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CTRI Number  CTRI/2020/10/028544 [Registered on: 22/10/2020] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 15/04/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Diagnostic 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A clinical study to evaluate the effect of cTACE with Lipiodol in treatment of HCC patients 
Scientific Title of Study   Safety and Efficacy of Transarterial Chemoembolization with Lipiodol® in the treatment of inoperable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Indian Patients, Phase IV Clinical Trial 
Trial Acronym  Not Applicable 
Secondary IDs if Any
Modification(s)  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
LUF-44-005, Protocol Ver 4.0 dated 03-Dec-2021  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
Modification(s)  
Name   
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address 




 
Phone    
Fax    
Email    
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Somesh Bolegave 
Designation  Senior Manager - Medical Services 
Affiliation  Siro Clintech Private Limited 
Address  Siro Clintech Private Limited, ASMACO house, Plot no B 41, Road no 27, Wagle industrial estate, Thane (W)-400604. Landmark - near ITI Thane

Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400604
India 
Phone  02261088000  
Fax  02261088045  
Email  somesh.bolegave@siroclinpharm.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Somesh Bolegave 
Designation  Senior Manager - Medical Services  
Affiliation  Siro Clintech Private Limited 
Address  Siro Clintech Private Limited, ASMACO house, Plot no B 41, Road no 27, Wagle industrial estate, Thane (W)-400604. Landmark - near ITI

Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400604
India 
Phone  02261088000  
Fax  02261088045  
Email  somesh.bolegave@siroclinpharm.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
GUERBET, B.P. 57400, 95943 Roissy CdG Cedex, France 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  GUERBET 
Address  B.P. 57400, 95943 Roissy CdG Cedex, France 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Mr Piyush Shrawat  Guerbet India Liaison Office, 2015, Corporate-Edge, Building No.5, Tower C, Level 20, DLF Cyber Terraces, Phase III, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon-122002, INDIA 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 21  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Pushpinder Khera  AIIMS, Jodhpur  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiology Basni, II phase Jodhpur-342005
Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN 
8003996914

pushpinderkhera@gmail.com 
Dr Shivanand Gamanagatti  All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi  Room Number 82B, Ground Floor, Department of Radio Diagnosis,All India Institute of Medical Science, Ansari Nagar (East), Gautam Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India
New Delhi
DELHI 
919868398508

shiv223@gmail.com 
Dr Kurunkar Sagar Ramesh   Apple Saraswati Multispeciality Hospital  Apple Saraswati Multispeciality Hospital, 805/2,804/2, Circuit house to Kadamwadi Road, Bhosale Wadi Kolhapur- 416003
Kolhapur
MAHARASHTRA 
912312688888

appleresearch88@gmail.com 
Dr Jagadeesh R  Asian Institute of Gastroenterology  Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, 6-3-661, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
9989698341

rjsrads@gmail.com 
Dr Srinivas M R  Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Victoria Hospital  Department of Radio-Diagnosis Ground Floor, Department of Radiology Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Victoria Hospital, Fort, K.R. Road, Bengaluru-56002
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9844962444

sinumr25@gmail.com 
Dr Ajitkumar Shivaji Patil  Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Nashik  Centre for Developmental & Translational Research, 4th Floor, Near MRD Section Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Nashik
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
09860692498

drajitpatil4@yahoo.com.in 
Dr Lenon Dsouza  Father Mulller Medical college Hospital  Father Mulller Medical college Hospital,Father Muller Road, Kankanady, Mangalore, Karnataka, India- 575002
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
9845969500

dsouza.lenon@gmail.com 
Dr Rathod Jawahar Rajusingh   GMC and Hospital, Nagpur  GMC and Hospital, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Trauma Care Centre, Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9923131029

drjawahar12@gmail.com 
Dr Firdaus Ahmed  GNRC Hospital, Guwahati  GNRC Hospital, Dispur Complex, Supermarket, Guwahati-781006
Kamrup
ASSAM 
9508640999

drfirdauss@gmail.com 
Dr Ananth Pai  Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal  Department Of Medical Oncology Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal-576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
9880239139

dr.pai.ananth@gmail.com 
Dr Navin Mallikarjun Mulimani   KLEs Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC, Belgaum  Department Of Interventional Radiology KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC Belagavi 0590010
Belgaum
KARNATAKA 
08312470400

navinmulimani@gmail.com 
Dr Vimal Someshwar  Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute  Rao saheb Achutrao Patwardhan Marg Four Bunglows Andheri West Mumbai Mumbai City Maharashtra 400053 India
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9820064685

vimal.someshwar@kokilabenhospitals.com 
Dr Vivek Ukirde  Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (LTMGH), Mumbai  OPD No 39, Room Number 2,4 & 5, Ground Floor, Department of Radiology (Vascular & Neuro Interventional), Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Dr. Babasaheb ambedkar Road RB2, Central Railway Quarters, Sion West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400022
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
919326079909

druvrays@gmail.com 
Dr Pole Shivaji Marotrao  Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s Medical College & Hospital, Aurangabad  Radiology Department Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s Medical College & Hospital, Aurangabad-431003
Aurangabad
MAHARASHTRA 
9822333380

drsmp111@gmail.com 
Dr Nandy Dipayan Jayanta   Parul Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Limda  Department of Surgery, Room Number 18 Parul Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Limda, Ta.Waghodia, Vadodara 391760
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
9909012678

dipayannandy@gmail.com 
Dr Naveen Kalra  Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMR)  Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMR), Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sector 12, Chandigarh-160012, India
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
9855426320

navkal2004@yahoo.com 
Dr Rajanikant R Yadav  SGPGI, Lucknow  Block F, Old OPD, Ground Floor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, SGPGI, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh-226014, India
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
919411747439

rajani24478@gmail.com 
Dr Hitesh Chavda  Sterling Hospital, Ahmedabad  Liver Transplant Unit, 5th Floor Room No. 508 Sterling Hospital, Sterling Hospital Road Memnagar, Ahmedabad-380052
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9825008402

hiteshchavda@gmail.com 
Dr Kulkarni Suyash Sureshchandra   Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai  Department Of Radio-Diagnosis Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ernest Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai-400012
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9869488867

suyashkulkarnitmh@gmail.com 
Dr Madhu S D  The Bangalore Hospital   202,Rashtra vidyalaya Road, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560004
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
7022247227

sdmadhudoc@gmail.com 
Dr Ankit Patel  Unique Hospital  Opp kiran motors nr canal civil char rasta sosyo circle lane off ring road surat Surat Gujarat 395002 India
Surat
GUJARAT 
9825404202

drankitoncologist@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 21  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
ASMH Institutional Ethics Committee, Kolhapur  Approved 
Ethics Committee, Manipal   Approved 
Ethics committee, Unique Hospital  Approved 
Father Muller Institutional Ethics Committee,Karnataka  Approved 
Independent Ethics Committee, CLINISYD Research Global Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru  Approved 
Institute Ethics Committee, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee for Human Research, Limda  Approved 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMM ITTEE, BELGAUM  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee (I/II), Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), GMC, Nagpur  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Jodhpur  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Dr.Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Nashik  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee for Human Research, LTMGH, Sion, Mumbai  Approved 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute  Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee of Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore  Approved 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE, GNRC, Guwahati  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, SGPGI, Lucknow  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committeeof Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad  Approved 
MGM Ethics committee for research on human subjects (MGM ECRHS), Aurangabad  Approved 
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh Institutional ethics committee  Approved 
Sterling Hospital Ethics Committee, Ahmedabad  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
Modification(s)  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C220||Liver cell carcinoma,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Lipiodol ® Ultrafluid (10 ml type I glass ampoule)  - Each cTACE procedure will be performed by administering an emulsion of Lipiodol® Ultra Fluid (IMP) mixed with chemotherapy followed by embolization with PVA particles or gelatin sponge particles according to routine practice of each site and investigator’s decision. - The volume of emulsion of Lipiodol® Ultra Fluid and chemotherapy agent used for cTACE will be determined according to tumor size and extension of lesions. - Lipiodol® Ultra Fluid: volume up to maximum 15 ml (in this case a second IMP will be allocated to the subject) - In case of a second vascular embolization procedure for a single subject, a second IMP will be allocated to the subject; - Chemotherapy agent: according to site practices and investigator decision. - According to investigator decision, the respective volumes of Lipiodol® Ultra Fluid and chemotherapy agent could be in the ratio of 1:1, 2:1 or 3:1 but other ratio are accepted in respect of local practice.  
Comparator Agent  Not Applicable  Not Applicable 
 
Inclusion Criteria
Modification(s)  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  90.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patient, male or female ≥18 years old, with a life expectancy of minimum 6 months
2. Patient having read the information and having provided her/his consent to participate
3. Patient with confirmed diagnosis of HCC as stated below
Cirrhotic patient: Clinical diagnosis by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) criteria
Non-cirrhotic patient: histological confirmation is mandatory
4. Patient with HCC not suitable for curative therapies such as resection, liver transplantation or local ablative therapy (radiofrequency ablation or microwave ablation) or patient rejecting the above treatments
5. Patient with multi-nodular or single nodular tumor over 5 cm (in the case of single nodule less than 5cm, if curative treatment is contra-indicated or the patient rejects curative treatment)
6. Patient with at least one target lesion defined as an untreated uni-dimensional measurable lesion according to mRECIST by CT-scan or MRI examination
7. Patient with ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
8. Patient with Child-Pugh classification from A to B7 as acceptable maximum
9. Patient with proper blood, liver, renal and heart functions: testing results should be obtained within 14 days prior to cTACE:
a. white blood cell number > 3,000/mm3
b. platelet number ≥ 5 x 104/mm3
c. hemoglobin > 8.0 g/dL
d. serum total bilirubin ≤ 3.0 mg/dL
e. AST, ALT ≤ 5 times of upper limits of normal (ULN)
f. estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) >30 mL/min/1.73m²
g. left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)≥50% as measured by 2-D echocardiogram
10. Patient who are willing to comply with visits/procedures required by protocol
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patient with ECOG performance status ≥ 2,
2. Patient with Child-Pugh class B8 and above
3. Patient with diffuse HCC or presence of biliary invasion on previous CT/MRI examination available at screening or extra-hepatic spread
4. Patient with tumor burden involving more than 50% of the liver according to investigator judgement
5. Patient with macroscopic vascular invasion of the main portal vein (right, left or common trunk) or hepatic vein or vena cava detected by the CT or MRI examination
6. Patient with target lesions that have previously undergone local treatment, including resection, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or microwave ablation (MWA), percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) or cTACE/ trans-arterial embolization (TAE), prior treatments on non-target lesions are acceptable
7. Patients having received anthracyclines or radiotherapy or a kinase inhibitor or other systemic treatment for HCC
8. Patient with liver tumor rupture
9. Patient with history of biliary tract repair or endoscopic treatment of the biliary tract potentially compromising the treatment
10. Patient with clinically important refractory ascites or pleural effusion potentially compromising the treatment
11. Patient with any contraindications for hepatic embolization procedures
· Known hepatofugal blood flow
· Severe arterio-portal or arterio-venous shunts
· Impaired clotting test (platelet count < 5 x 104/mm3,
· Prothrombin Time- International Normalized Ratio (PT-INR) > 2.0)
Testing results should be obtained within 14 days prior to cTACE.
12. Patient with known contra-indication to the use or with known sensitivity to Lipiodol® Ultra Fluid, to its ingredients or to drugs from a similar pharmaceutical class, or with known contraindication(s) to the use or known hypersensitivity to chemotherapeutic agent
13. Patient currently treated with beta-blockers and/or metformin who cannot stop their treatment 2 days prior to cTACE
14. Patient treated with Interleukin II in the past 30 days
15. Patient with contrast media allergy contraindicating angiography
16. Pregnant or breast-feeding female patient, nursing or childbearing age female patient (a female patient of childbearing potential or with amenorrhea for less than 12 months must have a negative pregnancy test at trial entry) or male patient who are sexually active without medically acceptable contraception
17. Patient related to the Investigator or any other trial staff or relative directly involved in the trial conduct
18. Patient having received any investigational medicinal product within 30 days prior to trial entry
19. Patient with anticipated, current or past condition (medical, psychological, social or geographical) that would compromise the patient’s safety or her/his ability to participate to the trial
20. Patient previously screened in this trial
21. Patient unlikely to comply with the protocol, e.g. uncooperative attitude, inability to return for follow-up visits and unlikelihood of completing the trial 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Pre-numbered or coded identical Containers 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the safety of cTACE in treatment of HCC  Entire Study period 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1)The Safety profile of cTACE in the treatment of HCC based on the reporting of every TEAE occurring during the study period, according to
•the causal relationship of TEAEs with the Lipiodol® Ultra Fluid [IMP],
•the causal relationship of TEAEs with the chemotherapy / embolization agent [AMP],
•the causal relationship of TEAEs with the a study procedure 
1) Entire Study Period 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="125"
Sample Size from India="125" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "125"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="125" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
Modification(s)  
23/11/2020 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

This is a prospective, open, multicenter, single-arm phase IV Trial.

The trial is designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of Lipiodol during cTACE in inoperable HCC patients treated with cTACE. Patients will be enrolled prospectively when they are scheduled for a cTACE procedure which will include anticancer drugs (possibly doxorubicin, cisplatin,epirubicin or mitomycin or any combination of these drugs) according to each site clinical practice and at investigator’s decision. They will be followed for 6 months after the first cTACE excepted in case of premature withdrawal. During this period, the patients will be allowed to receive additional optional cTACE upon Investigator’s judgement.

The TEAEs will be assessed using NCI-CTCAE. Their causal relationship with Lipiodol®, chemotherapy and/or procedure will be assessed by the Investigator.

The local tumor response of the lesion(s) treated by initial cTACE procedure (performed at Visit V2) will be evaluated with MRI examinations according to Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST).

 

Screening visit (V1) will be performed within 14 days prior to inclusion and cTACE procedure (V2). Follow-up visits post-V2 including imaging-based tumor response monitoring and safety evaluations will be performed at 6 weeks+/-14days (V3) and then at 3 months+/-14days (V4). The patients will be followed until 6 months+/-14days (V5) post-V2 for tumor response assessment and safety evaluation whatever the number of cTACE procedures. 
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