Hepatoblastoma
MONDO:0018666Hepatoblastoma (HB) is a malignant hepatic tumor and is the most common pediatric liver cancer. It is characterized by anorexia, weight loss and an enlarged abdomen. HB is more common in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), and can occur in patients with other pre-existing liver conditions. About 5% of HB cases are associated with genetic factors, especially overgrowth syndromes, such as Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) or hemihypertrophy.
Also known as: HBL, hepatoblastoma, hepatoblastoma, malignant, paediatric embryonal hepatoma, paediatric hepatoblastoma, pediatric embryonal hepatoma, pediatric hepatoblastoma
2948 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 42 tagged with Hepatoblastoma itself.
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Macrotrabecular hepatoblastoma 0 trials
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Mixed hepatoblastoma 0 trials
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New hope for kids with tough cancers: targeted drug enters trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing a drug called patritumab deruxtecan in children whose liver or muscle cancers have returned or not responded to treatment. The drug works like a smart bomb, attaching to a protein on cancer cells to deliver a toxic payload. The trial will check if it is safe…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Experimental antibody targets childhood cancers in first human trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study tests a drug called codrituzumab in children and young adults (ages 1 to 21) whose solid tumors have come back or not responded to treatment and carry a specific protein called GPC3. The main goal is to find a safe dose and see how the body handles the drug…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for young cancer patients: experimental drug targets recurrent tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a drug called tegavivint in children, teens, and young adults whose solid tumors have come back or stopped responding to treatment. The goal is to find the safest dose and see if it can shrink tumors by blocking a key growth signal inside cancer cells. About 147 …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for kids with tough cancers: GAIA-102 trial launches
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new drug called GAIA-102 in children whose neuroblastoma or other solid tumors have not responded to standard treatments. The study has four groups, testing GAIA-102 alone or combined with other cancer drugs. The main goal is to check safety and fin…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Kyushu University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 09, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take aim at childhood liver cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis trial investigates a new cell therapy called ET140203 T cells for children and young adults (ages 1–21) with certain liver cancers—hepatoblastoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, or related tumors—that have come back or not responded to standard treatment. Participants must have h…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Eureka Therapeutics Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 08, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for kids with tough cancers: Two-Drug attack on tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is for children and young adults (ages 1 to 30) whose solid tumors have come back or not gone away with standard treatment. It tests two different drug pairs: one combines Onivyde with talazoparib, the other Onivyde with temozolomide. Both work by damaging cancer cell …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take aim at childhood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new immunotherapy for children and young adults up to age 21 with solid tumors that have come back or not responded to standard treatment. The therapy uses the patient's own immune cells, which are modified in a lab to recognize and attack a protein…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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Can a simple injection save Kids' hearing during chemo?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a drug called sodium thiosulfate can protect the hearing of children undergoing chemotherapy for hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer. About 330 children will be randomly assigned to receive either the hearing-protection drug or a placebo alongside their s…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Shanghai Children's Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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New hope for rare cancers: immunotherapy drug targets tumors regardless of origin
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests the drug nivolumab in people with advanced rare cancers that have a specific marker (PD-L1). The goal is to see if the drug can shrink or control the tumors when other treatments have stopped working. Up to 28 adults will receive treatment for up to 12 months, an…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:08 UTC
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Experimental drug cocktail aims to outsmart childhood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a four-drug combination—vorinostat plus three chemotherapy drugs—in children, teens, and young adults up to age 30 whose solid tumors or brain cancers have returned or not responded to standard treatment. The main goal is to find the safest dose of vo…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: New York Medical College • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:08 UTC
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New hope for tough tumors: Half-Matched bone marrow transplant trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing a bone marrow transplant from a half-matched family donor for people with high-risk solid tumors that have come back or not responded to treatment. Participants receive mild chemotherapy and radiation before the transplant, along with drugs to prevent reject…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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Keytruda takes on childhood liver cancer: new hope for relapsed patients?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial is testing the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in children and young adults up to age 30 with relapsed or hard-to-treat liver cancer. The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors or slow the cancer's growth. Researchers will also study how the i…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Allison O'Neill, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:08 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take aim at childhood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new type of immunotherapy for children and young adults with solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The therapy uses the patient's own immune cells, which are genetically modified in the lab to recognize and attack cancer cells…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:06 UTC
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New hope for kids with liver cancer: tailored chemotherapy trial launches
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing different chemotherapy plans for children with hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer. The goal is to find the best treatment for each risk group to improve survival and reduce side effects. The trial will enroll 100 children and teens across 15 hospitals in Ch…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:05 UTC
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Supercharged immune cells take on hard-to-treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a new type of immunotherapy for adults with solid tumors that have a protein called GPC3 on their surface. Researchers take a patient's own T cells, add genes to help them recognize and attack GPC3-positive cancer cells, and also include a safety swit…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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Experimental triple therapy targets tough childhood liver cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing a combination of three drugs—pucotenlimab (an immunotherapy), lenvatinib (a targeted therapy), and irinotecan (chemotherapy)—in children aged 2-18 with advanced or relapsed/refractory hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer. The goal is to see if this combinatio…
Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC
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Glow-in-the-Dark dye could help surgeons find hidden lung cancer in teens
Diagnosis Recruiting nowThis study tests a special dye called Cytalux that makes cancer cells glow under near-infrared light. Surgeons use it during lung surgery to find and remove hard-to-see tumors in teens (ages 6-17) with bone cancer that has spread to the lungs. The goal is to see if the dye helps …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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Massive study aims to unlock genetic secrets of pediatric liver tumors
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is collecting genetic and molecular data from up to 1,600 children with liver cancer and their families. Researchers will analyze DNA, gene activity, and immune cells to better understand what drives these rare tumors. The goal is to improve how these cancers are class…
Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New registry aims to crack the code on tough childhood liver cancer
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is creating a registry for children and adults whose liver cancer (hepatoblastoma) has come back or not responded to treatment. Researchers will collect medical information, tumor samples, and scans from up to 500 participants to learn more about the disease. The goal …
Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC