New drug combo aims to stop liver Cancer's return after transplant

NCT ID NCT02081755

Summary

This study is testing if adding a drug called everolimus to standard anti-rejection medications after a liver transplant can better prevent liver cancer from coming back. It will involve about 336 adults with advanced liver cancer who receive a transplant. Researchers will compare two different drug combinations to see which one leads to longer survival without cancer recurrence.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baylor University Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Mount Sinai Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • Northwestern University School of Medicine

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • University of California at San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Tennessee- Methodist University Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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