Clinical trial · Interventional
A Phase III Study of Sorafenib in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
A Phase III Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study of Sorafenib in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
NCT00105443CI-TRIAL-00015951SHARPcompletedPhase 3Results postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of the study is: Find out if patients receiving sorafenib will live longer. Find out if sorafenib has any effect on patient reported outcomes. Find out if sorafenib prevents the growth of or shrinks liver tumors and/or their metastases. Determine the pharmacokinetics (PK) in patients with liver cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carcinoma, Hepatocellular | Hepatocellular Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Sorafenib (Nexavar, BAY43-9006) | Drug | Sorafenib | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Sorafenib (Nexavar, BAY43-9006)
- description
- Sorafenib 400 mg was administered orally at a dose of 400 mg (2 x 200 mg tablets) twice daily; 2 dose reductions to predefined levels of 400 mg once daily (OD) and 400 mg every other day were permitted for adverse events related to study treatment. Follow-up / Open Label phase: Subjects on sorafenib who continued the study, continued on the same dose of sorafenib as during the double-blind study.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Sorafenib (Nexavar, BAY43-9006)
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Placebo
- description
- Sorafenib-matching placebo tablets were orally administered twice daily (bid). Follow-up / Open Label phase: Subjects on placebo who chose to switch to sorafenib, received an oral dose of 400 mg (2 x 200 mg tablets) bid; similar to the double-blind study.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Placebo
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Ages eligible for study: 18 years and above, Genders eligible for study: both * Patients who have a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks * Patients with histologically or cytologically documented Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) * Patients must have at least one tumor lesion that meets both of the following criteria: (1) Accurately measured in at least one dimension according to RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) (2) Not previously treated with local therapy * Patients who have an ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) PS (Performance Status) of 0, 1, or 2 Exclusion Criteria: * Previous or concurrent cancer that is distinct in primary site or histology from HCC, EXCEPT cervical carcinoma in situ, treated basal cell carcinoma, superficial bladder tumors (Ta \[Noninvasive papillary carcinoma\], Tis \[Carcinoma in situ: "flat tumor"\] \& T1 \[Tumor invades subepithelial connective tissue\]). Any cancer curatively treated \> 3 years prior to entry is permitted * Renal failure requiring hemo- or peritoneal dialysis * History of cardiac disease * Active clinically serious infections * Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection * Known central nervous system tumors including metastatic brain disease * Patients with clinically significant gastrointestinal bleeding within 30 days prior to study entry
References
Publications (3)
- RESULTLlovet JM, Ricci S, Mazzaferro V, Hilgard P, Gane E, Blanc JF, de Oliveira AC, Santoro A, Raoul JL, Forner A, Schwartz M, Porta C, Zeuzem S, Bolondi L, Greten TF, Galle PR, Seitz JF, Borbath I, Haussinger D, Giannaris T, Shan M, Moscovici M, Voliotis D, Bruix J; SHARP Investigators Study Group. Sorafenib in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jul 24;359(4):378-90. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0708857. PMID 18650514
- DERIVEDWu W, Mao H, Song J, Yang F. Bibliometric analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 May 16;104(20):e42015. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000042015. PMID 40388796
- DERIVEDBruix J, Cheng AL, Meinhardt G, Nakajima K, De Sanctis Y, Llovet J. Prognostic factors and predictors of sorafenib benefit in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Analysis of two phase III studies. J Hepatol. 2017 Nov;67(5):999-1008. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.06.026. Epub 2017 Jul 4. PMID 28687477