Liver tumor treatment gets a targeted boost: Drug-Loaded beads take aim at metastases
NCT ID NCT06311851
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing a new approach for people with liver metastases (cancer that has spread to the liver from elsewhere). Doctors are using a procedure called TACE to deliver the drug bevacizumab directly into the liver's blood vessels, aiming to concentrate the treatment where it's needed most. The study will enroll 40 participants to see if this method is safe and improves survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bevacizumab (a drug that slows blood vessel growth) delivered directly to liver tumors via a procedure called TACE
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with liver metastases that haven't responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early pilot study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The combination of bevacizumab and TACE is new and could have unexpected side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 40 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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Oct 2026
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 80 years
- 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: * Confirmation of metastatic liver cancer via histological examination or a characteristic imaging profile on dynamic computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without indications for surgical resection * Eastern cooperative oncology group performance status (ECOGPS) of 0 or 1 * Liver function categorized as Child-Pugh class A or B * Stable non-hepatic metastases, such as skeletal, pulmonary, or lymph node metastases * Hepatic tumor burden below 70% * Expected survival duration exceeding six months * Laboratory findings meeting specific criteria, including platelet count \>50×109 /L, hemoglobin \>8.0 g/dL, ANC count ≥1.5 × 109/L, bilirubin \<51 mmol/L, alanine and aspartate aminotransferase \<3 times the upper limit of the normal range, and serum creatinine \<1.5 times the upper limit of the normal range. Exclusion Criteria: * Active infection * Presence of severe comorbidities, such as hepatic encephalopathy, refractory ascites, and esophageal variceal bleeding * Prior liver resection * Previous TACE therapy received at other healthcare facilities * Poor performance status (ECOGPS \> 1)
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pardis Noor Medical Imaging and Cancer Center
Tehran, Tehran Province, 021, Iran
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