Dokumentenart: | Artikel | ||||
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Titel eines Journals oder einer Zeitschrift: | BMC Cancer | ||||
Verlag: | BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | ||||
Ort der Veröffentlichung: | LONDON | ||||
Band: | 10 | ||||
Nummer des Zeitschriftenheftes oder des Kapitels: | 1 | ||||
Datum: | 2010 | ||||
Institutionen: | Medizin > Lehrstuhl für Chirurgie Medizin > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Zentrum für Klinische Studien | ||||
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Stichwörter / Keywords: | ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH-FACTOR; RENAL-CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR PROGRESSION; RAPAMYCIN; CANCER; CYCLOSPORINE; EFFICACY; THERAPY; TARGET; MODEL; | ||||
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin | ||||
Status: | Veröffentlicht | ||||
Begutachtet: | Ja, diese Version wurde begutachtet | ||||
An der Universität Regensburg entstanden: | Ja | ||||
Dokumenten-ID: | 66130 |
Zusammenfassung
Background: The potential anti-cancer effects of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors are being intensively studied. To date, however, few randomised clinical trials (RCT) have been performed to demonstrate antineoplastic effects in the pure oncology setting, and at present, no oncology endpoint-directed RCT has been reported in the high-malignancy risk population of immunosuppressed ...
Zusammenfassung
Background: The potential anti-cancer effects of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors are being intensively studied. To date, however, few randomised clinical trials (RCT) have been performed to demonstrate antineoplastic effects in the pure oncology setting, and at present, no oncology endpoint-directed RCT has been reported in the high-malignancy risk population of immunosuppressed transplant recipients. Interestingly, since mTOR inhibitors have both immunosuppressive and anti-cancer effects, they have the potential to simultaneously protect against immunologic graft loss and tumour development. Therefore, we designed a prospective RCT to determine if the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus can improve hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-free patient survival in liver transplant (LT) recipients with a pre-transplant diagnosis of HCC. Methods/Design: The study is an open-labelled, randomised, RCT comparing sirolimus-containing versus mTOR-inhibitor- free immunosuppression in patients undergoing LT for HCC. Patients with a histologically confirmed HCC diagnosis are randomised into 2 groups within 4-6 weeks after LT; one arm is maintained on a centre-specific mTOR-inhibitor- free immunosuppressive protocol and the second arm is maintained on a centre-specific mTOR-inhibitor- free immunosuppressive protocol for the first 4-6 weeks, at which time sirolimus is initiated. A 2(1/2)-year recruitment phase is planned with a 5-year follow-up, testing HCC-free survival as the primary endpoint. Our hypothesis is that sirolimus use in the second arm of the study will improve HCC-free survival. The study is a non-commercial investigator-initiated trial (IIT) sponsored by the University Hospital Regensburg and is endorsed by the European Liver and Intestine Transplant Association; 13 countries within Europe, Canada and Australia are participating.
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