New hope for liver cancer: targeted drug ABSK-011 enters phase 2 trial
NCT ID NCT07327034
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new drug called ABSK-011 for people with advanced liver cancer that has not responded to prior treatments. The drug targets a specific protein (FGF19) found in some tumors. About 141 participants will receive either ABSK-011 plus standard care or a placebo plus standard care to see if the drug helps shrink tumors or slow cancer growth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ABSK-011
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced liver cancer who have a specific genetic marker (FGF19 overexpression).
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 141 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not shrink tumors or improve survival, and side effects are still being studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 141 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients should understand, sign, and date the written voluntary informed consent form prior to any protocol-specific procedures performed. Patients should be able and willing to comply with study visits and procedures as per protocol. 2. Patients (male or female) ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent form. 3. Patients with advanced or unresectable HCC confirmed histologically/cytologically or clinically according to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) criteria (for patients with cirrhosis). 4. Have received at least one prior PD- (L) 1 inhibitor approved as a single agent or in combination for the treatment of HCC and at least one mTKI approved for the treatment of HCC. 5. BCLC stage B(ineligible for local or radical therapy, or relapse or progression of disease after local therapy or radical therapy) or C. 6. Child-Pugh class A. 7. Positive for FGF19 overexpression. 8. At least 1 measurable lesion meeting RECIST v1.1 criteria. 9. ECOG performance status 0 or 1. 10. Life expectancy ≥ 3 months. 11. Adequate control of blood pressure (BP) at screening. 12. Adequate organ function and bone marrow function. 13. Non-surgically sterilized male or female patients of childbearing potential must agree to use reliable contraception for at least 2 weeks prior to randomization until 1 month after the last dose of study treatment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known allergies or hypersensitivity to any component of the investigational product (ABSK-011 or placebo). 2. Previous treatment with selective FGFR4 inhibitors. 3. Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatous HCC, or mixed hepatocellular carcinoma-cholangiocarcinoma. 4. Previous anti-tumor therapy is ≤ 4 weeks from randomization. 5. Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to randomization; or any surgical wound infection, dehiscence, or incomplete healing within 2 weeks prior to randomization; Or major surgery is planned during study treatment. 6. History of second primary malignancies other than HCC within the first 5 years of screening. 7. Liver tumors as a percentage of whole liver ≥ 50% as judged by the investigator. 8. Toxicities caused by prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and other anti-tumor therapies (including immunotherapy) did not recover to ≤ Grade 1 CTCAE v5.0. 9. Imaging revealed HCC involving the main portal vein (Vp4), inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, superior mesenteric vein, or heart. 10. Impaired cardiac function or clinically important heart disease. 11. Patients coinfected with HBV and HCV. 12. Known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) -associated disease or tested positive for HIV 1/2 antibodies. 13. Active or documented gastrointestinal bleeding within 6 months prior to screening. 14. Patients with intractable/uncontrolled pleural or pericardial effusion requiring intervention within 2 weeks prior to randomization and clinically significant ascites. 15. Prior or current hepatic encephalopathy (any grade). 16. Presence of meningeal or central nervous system (CNS) metastases. 17. Previous organ transplant and anti-rejection drug therapy indicated. 18. The factors that significantly affect the absorption of oral drugs. 19. Receipt of P-gp transporter inhibitors or moderate, strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4 within 2 weeks prior to randomization. 20. Any serious acute or chronic infection requiring systemic antibacterial, antifungal, or antiviral therapy within 2 weeks prior to randomization. 21. Patient who cannot be assessed by contrast-enhanced CT and/or MRI due to allergy to computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast media or other contraindications. 22. Any other clinically significant comorbidities may affect the patient's health or safety, affect the signing of informed consent, affect protocol compliance, or interfere with the interpretation of the study results.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
51 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University
RECRUITINGHarbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Affiliated Hospital ofJining Medical University
RECRUITINGJining, Shandong, China
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Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, China
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Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Chongqing university cancer hospital
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
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Eastern hepatobilliary surgery hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University
RECRUITINGGanzhou, Jiangxi, China
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First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
RECRUITINGTaiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Fujian Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, China
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General Hospital of Easten Theater Command
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, China
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General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
RECRUITINGYinchuan, Ningxia, China
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Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGNanning, Guangxi, China
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Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGGuiyang, Guizhou, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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Hubei Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, China
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Hunan Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, China
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Hunan Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, China
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Jiangxi Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Jilin Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, China
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Liaoning Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, China
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Liuzhou People's Hospital
RECRUITINGLiuzhou, Guangxi, China
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Mianyang Central Hospital
RECRUITINGMianyang, Sichuan, China
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Nanjing Tianyinshan Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Nantong Tumor Hospital
RECRUITINGNantong, Jiangsu, China
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Renji Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Shandong Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, China
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Shanxi Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGTaiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGXuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science & Technology
RECRUITINGLuoyang, Henan, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
RECRUITINGXi’an, Shanxi, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital with NanJing Medical University
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, China
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The First Hospital of China Medical University
RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, China
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The First Hospital of Jilin University
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University
RECRUITINGGuilin, Guangxi, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, China
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TianJin Cancer Hospital Airport Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
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Tongji Hospital
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, China
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Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, China
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, China
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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