Study of Apatinib After Systemic Therapy in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma(AHELP)

Summary

This was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, phase III trial. This clinical study evaluates the efficacy and safety of Apatinib in patients with advanced liver cancer who have progressed on Systemic Therapy (Chemotherapy and/or Targeted Therapy). Approximately 400 patients who meet the entry criteria will be randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to Apatinib or placebo (1/3 chance to receive placebo). Primary endpoint of the study is overall survival.

Timeline

Start

2014-03-26

Primary completion

2017-12-15

Completion

2019-08-14

Publications

• Qin S, Li Q, Gu S, Chen X, Lin L, Wang Z, Xu A, Chen X, Zhou C, Ren Z, Yang L, Xu L, Bai Y, Chen L, Li J, Pan H, Cao B, Fang W, Wu W, Wang G, Cheng Y, Yu Z, Zhu X, Jiang D, Lu Y, Wang H, Xu J, Bai L, Liu Y, Lin H, Wu C, Zhang Y, Yan P, Jin C, Zou J. Apatinib as second-line or later therapy in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (AHELP): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Jul;6(7):559-568. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00109-6. Epub 2021 May 8.

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