A Randomized Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Japanese Phase III Trial of ARQ 197 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) (JET-HCC)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02029157 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 7, 2014
Last Update Posted : October 9, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Liver Cancer | Drug: ARQ197 Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 386 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase III Randomized Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of ARQ 197 in Subjects With c-MET Diagnostic-high Inoperable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Treated With One Prior Sorafenib Therapy |
Study Start Date : | January 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2017 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ARQ 197
Daily oral dose
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Drug: ARQ197 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Daily oral dose
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Drug: Placebo |
- Progression-free survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: Estimated median of 8-12 weeks in PFS ]Progression-free survival will be compared between ARQ 197 group and Placebo group, to prove the efficacy of ARQ 197 in the population.
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: Estimated median of 24 weeks in overall survival ]The date of the events was followed every three months after the end of the treatments of the study drug.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Informed consent form
- ≥20 years old
- Inoperable HCC which is not eligible for locoregional therapy
- Diagnosed as c-Met high in tumor sample
- Radiographic progression is confirmed during or after systemic chemotherapy including sorafenib, or those who are intolerance to the chemotherapy.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) is 0 or 1
- Child-Pugh Class A
- Having measurable target lesions which are defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1,
- Negative pregnancy test results
- Adequate organ function
- Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
Exclusion Criteria:
- More than 2 prior systemic chemotherapy.
- Prior therapy of c-Met inhibitor (including antibody)
- Any systemic therapy within ≤2 weeks prior to the randomization
- Locoregional therapy within ≤4 weeks prior to randomization.
- Major surgery within ≤4 weeks prior to the randomization
- Concurrent cancer within ≤5 years prior to the randomization
- History of cardiac diseases
- Active clinically serious infections defined as ≥ Grade 3 according to Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Effects (CTCAE) 4.0
- Any psychological disorder affecting Informed Consent
- Diagnosis positive for anti-HIV antibody and/or anti-HTLV-1 antibody
- Blood or albumin transfusion within ≤14 days prior to the screening test
- Concurrent interferon therapy against Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)/ Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
- Symptomatic brain metastases
- History of liver transplantation
- Inability to swallow oral medications
- Confirmed interstitial lung disease
- Pleural effusion and/or clinically significant ascites
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding
- Without consent to effective single or combined contraceptive methods

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02029157
Japan | |
Cancer Centers in Japan | |
Tokyo, Japan |
Responsible Party: | Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02029157 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ARQ 197-009 |
First Posted: | January 7, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 9, 2017 |
Last Verified: | October 2017 |
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma |
Liver Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Digestive System Diseases Liver Diseases |