A Prospective Cohort Study of Single Agent Memantine in Patients With Child-Pugh Score ≥ B7 Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Inova Health Care Services
Summary
This is a single-site prospective study to describe efficacy endpoints of single agent memantine in patients with unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic HCC otherwise not deemed candidates for intensive systemic therapy. In addition to the primary endpoint and multiple secondary efficacy endpoints, we will describe changes in quality of life on treatment over time.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18 or older. 2. Patients have newly diagnosed and previously untreated, histologically or radiologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma with at least one lesion that is measurable by RECIST 1.1 criteria. A prior HCC lesion that was treated surgically or by radiation is allowed as long as it was at least 2 years or more from the current HCC diagnosis. 3. Patient's cancer must be deemed locally advanced and unresectable as per the consensus of the Inova Multidisciplinary Cancer Care Conference. 4. Patients must have a Child-Pugh cirrhosis score of B7 or greater an…
Interventions
- DrugNamenda
Memantine 5 mg by mouth once daily, to be titrated up to 20 mg daily
Locations (2)
- Inova Schar Cancer InstituteFairfax, Virginia
- Inova Health Care ServiceFalls Church, Virginia