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NCT06193733
PHASE2

Dendritic Cell Vaccination to Prevent Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence After Liver Resection - Phase II Clinical Trial

Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver tumor. Surgical resection remains the first choice for early-stage HCC because the result is superior to other treatments and not limited to liver donation. However, liver resection is criticized because the tumor recurrence rate is more than 50% in 5 years although the tumors are completely resected. In our large-scale study including 1639 patients with liver resection for HCC, the 1-, 3-, and 5-year disease-free survival were 73.7%, 58.3% and 53.3%, respectively. Currently, there are no effective treatments used as adjuvant therapy to prevent HCC recurrence. Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most potent professional antigen-presenting cells, and can capture tumor antigens to provoke antigen-specific cytotoxic T-cells. DCs pulsed with tumor-associated antigens can be used to conduct tumor-specific immunotherapy. Thereafter, DCs pulsed with HCC tumor antigens may be used as an adjuvant therapy to prevent HCC recurrence.

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

20 Years - 70 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

74

Start Date

2019-07-01

Completion Date

2028-02

Last Updated

2026-07-24

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

Autologous Dendritic Cell

Biological: Immunotherapy with dendritic cells

Locations (1)

Chang Gung Medical Foundation

Taiyuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan