A phase 2, Single-Arm study of oral fecal microbiota transplantation in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma after progression on ICI-TKI therapy
NCT ID NCT06563947
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026
Summary
This prospective, single-center, single-arm phase 2 study evaluates the efficacy and safety of adding oral fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) capsules to continued immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) plus tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy in adults with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) whose disease has progressed during ICI-TKI therapy.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18-75 years old, gender is not limited; 2. Confirmed imaging or histological diagnosis of unresectable HCC, BCLC stadium B or C; 3. Clinical diagnosis of HCC progression during TKIs combined with ICIs treatment; 4. Not suitable for local ablation or chemoembolization; 5. Child-Pugh class A or B, with a score of ≤7; 6. ≥ 1 measurable lesion (RECIST v1.1) 7. ECOG PS 0-2 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Use of antibiotics within 4 weeks prior enrollment; 2. Diagnosis of immunodeficiency (e.g. HIV, immunosuppressants) 3. Patients with known history of allogeneic organ transplantation and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; 4. Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding; 5. Patients with untreated acute or chronic active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection. 6. Patients are currently undergoing clinical trials of other drugs; 7. Patients are considered by the investigator to be unsuitable for inclusion.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shenzhen Third People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShenzhen, 518112, China
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