Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Phase 4 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy vs capecitabine after surgery for biliary tract cancers

Official title: A Prospective, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Clinical Study Comparing Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy (HAIC) With Capecitabine as Adjuvant Therapy After Radical Surgery for Malignant Biliary Tract Tumors

Run by The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · NCT07790445 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study tests whether hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy after surgery helps patients with biliary tract cancers more than capecitabine.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 4
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment90 (estimated)
SponsorThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, immunotherapy
Locations1 site (Zhengzhou, Henan)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJuly 30, 2026
Main results expectedDecember 31, 2028
Study endsDecember 31, 2028
Registry record updatedSeptember 11, 2026
Trial IDNCT07790445 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults (≥18) with pathologically confirmed biliary tract cancer who underwent curative resection with negative margins and no distant metastasis, ECOG 0-1, and adequate organ function.

Probably not a fit

Patients with inadequate organ function, prior antitumor therapy, or other active malignancies may not benefit.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a prospective, open-label, randomized trial comparing two adjuvant treatments after radical surgery for malignant biliary tract tumors. Adults who have had curative resection and no distant metastasis are randomly assigned to receive either hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy or capecitabine. The regimen uses oxaliplatin plus 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin in the infusion arm and capecitabine in the comparison arm, with safety and recurrence-free outcomes monitored. The study aims to determine which adjuvant approach offers better disease control with acceptable safety in this postoperative population.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, patients could have a longer period without cancer recurrence and potentially improved survival after surgery.

How similar studies have gone: Previous studies in similar adjuvant settings have shown mixed results; this trial explores a novel comparison between HAIC and capecitabine in this disease.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

\- Age ≥18 years, male or female;

Pathologically confirmed biliary malignancy (intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, hilar cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, and distal cholangiocarcinoma), and had undergone curative surgery with negative surgical margins;

No history of other tumors, and no antitumor therapy received before or after surgery (including but not limited to chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, etc.);

ECOG: 0-1;

Baseline blood count tests and blood biochemistry must meet the following criteria: hemoglobin ≥80 g/L; absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5×10\^9/L; platelet count ≥60×10\^9/L; alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); total bilirubin ≤2 times ULN; serum creatinine ≤1.5 times ULN; albumin ≥30 g/L; INR \<1.7 or PT prolongation not exceeding 4 seconds; serum creatinine less than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal;

Women of childbearing potential must agree to use contraception during the study and for 6 months after the study ends (e.g., intrauterine device, contraceptive pills, or condoms); a serum or urine pregnancy test must be negative within 7 days before enrollment, and they must not be breastfeeding; male participants must agree to use contraception during the study and for 6 months after the study ends;

Patients with active hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection must begin anti-HBV treatment during the screening phase and be willing to receive antiviral treatment throughout the study; patients who are hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA positive must receive antiviral treatment according to standard treatment guidelines and have liver function elevations no higher than CTCAE grade 1.

Subjects voluntarily join this study, sign the informed consent form, have good compliance, and are willing to cooperate with follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy or lactation;

Receipt of antitumor drug therapy for cholangiocarcinoma before or after surgery;

Cardiac, pulmonary, or renal insufficiency, or severe hepatic insufficiency (Child-Pugh class C): severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease (such as myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, unstable angina within the past 1 month, NYHA class III-IV heart failure, uncontrolled arrhythmia, or onset/worsening of congestive heart failure within the past 30 days). Severe respiratory disease (e.g., FEV1 1.8 mg/dL (or \>160 μmol/L). Renal disease: chronic renal failure, MDRD ≥ stage III: GFR1.8 mg/dL (or \>160 μmol/L) Uncontrolled active infection (e.g., severe suppurative cholangitis, sepsis), requiring intravenous antibiotics and hemodynamic instability. ⑤ ASA score \>3; ⑥ BMI ≥35.;

Active gastrointestinal bleeding, ulcer, or refractory ascites;

Drug-uncontrolled hypertension, coagulation dysfunction, or severe portal hypertension;

Tumor recurrence within 1 month after surgery;

History of other malignant tumors;

Receipt of other clinical trial drugs within 28 days;

Those deemed unsuitable for inclusion by the investigator.

Allergy and contraindications: severe allergy to iodinated contrast media that cannot be relieved by premedication, or presence of contraindications to angiography.

Postoperative pathology confirms non-biliary tract carcinoma.

Where it's running

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    Recruiting

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How to take part

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