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Dendritic Cell Vaccination to Prevent Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence After Liver Resection - Phase II Clinical Trial
Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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
Conditions
Interventions
Autologous Dendritic Cell
Biological: Immunotherapy with dendritic cells
Locations (1)
Chang Gung Medical Foundation
Taiyuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan