Thalidomide Plus Interferon Alfa in Treating Patients With Progressive Liver Cancer That Cannot be Surgically Removed
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Official title
Thalidomide for Unresectable Hepatocellular Cancer With Optional Interferon Alpha-2a Upon Disease Progression
Brief summary
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Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of thalidomide plus interferon alfa in treating patients who have progressive liver cancer that cannot be surgically removed. Thalidomide may stop the growth of liver cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of the cancer cells. Combining thalidomide and interferon alfa may kill more tumor cells.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00006006
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 38 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jul 31, 2000
- Primary completion
- Feb 28, 2005
- Completion
- Not listed
- Last update posted
- Feb 10, 2013
Started 2000
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center | New York | New York | 10016 | — |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine | New York | New York | 10029 | — |
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- Last update posted Feb 10, 2013 · Synced Sep 4, 2026
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