RecruitingPhase 2NCT06518434

A Pilot Study on the Effect of Cannabis Oil in Untreatable Liver Cancer Patients

A Phase 2a Study on the Anti-tumoral Effect of Cannabis Oil (THC 10% / CBD 5%) in Patients With Advanced Untreatable Hepatocellular Carcinoma


Sponsor

University Medical Center Groningen

Enrollment

20 participants

Start Date

Apr 15, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

to study the anti-tumor effect of cannabis oil (THC10% / CBD5%) in untreatable HCC patients based on mRECIST and RECIST criteria


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria10

  • Age =\>18 yrs
  • Histologically proven hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Non-cirrhosis or Child Pugh A cirrhosis
  • Hepatic encephalopathy grade 0 or 1
  • Multidisciplinary treatment (MDT)-advised best supportive care for untreatable advanced HCC or patients unable to undergo or declining treatment for advanced HCC.
  • Minimal life expectancy of 3 months
  • Willing and able to attend follow-up examinations
  • Willing to stop active traffic participation or controlling machinery during the study period if applicable
  • Signed informed consent
  • Language: Dutch or English

Exclusion Criteria11

  • Child Pugh B or C cirrhosis
  • Hepatic encephalopathy grade 2 or more
  • Previous systemic treatment for HCC
  • Mental conditions rendering the subject incapable to understand the nature, scope and consequences of the trial
  • Use of medicinal cannabis for other purposes
  • Contra-indications for medicinal cannabis oil:
  • Patients who have experienced a myocardial infarction or clinically significant cardiac dysfunction within the last 12 months or have had a cardiac disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator would have put the participant at risk of a clinically significant arrhythmia or myocardial infarction.
  • Patients with known psychotic disorders
  • Female patients who are pregnant or lactating
  • Patients (men or women) intending to start a family
  • Hypersensitivity to cannabinoids or any of the excipients of the cannabis oil

Interventions

DRUGMedical Cannabis

Medical cannabis oil three times daily


Locations(1)

University Medical Center Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

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