New drug cocktail aims to stop rare liver cancer from coming back
NCT ID NCT07243951
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether combining an immunotherapy drug (cadonilimab) with a chemotherapy pill (capecitabine) can prevent a rare mixed liver cancer from returning after surgery. About 75 adults who had their tumor completely removed but are at medium-to-high risk of recurrence will receive the combo for up to 6 months. Researchers will measure how long patients stay cancer-free and track side effects.
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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 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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.
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18 to 75 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: 1. Age 18-75 years. 2. ECOG Performance Status ≤ 1. 3. Pathologically confirmed combined hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC/CCA), with R0 resection and classified as Stage IB, Stage II, Stage IIIA, Stage IIIB, or Stage IA (G3) according to AJCC TNM Staging System (8th Edition, 2017). 4. No extrahepatic metastasis. 5. Post-operative Child-Pugh liver function class A; ECOG PS score: 0-1. 6. For subjects with chronic HBV infection, HBV-DNA must be \<500 IU/mL. HBsAg-positive patients must receive antiviral therapy according to the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B (2015)". HCV-RNA positive patients must receive antiviral therapy according to the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Hepatitis C (2015)" and have normal liver function. 7. Adequate organ function, defined as follows: (1) Hematological tests (no blood transfusion or use of hematopoietic growth factors within 14 days prior to screening): 1. Hemoglobin (HB) ≥90 g/L 2. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×10⁹/L 3. Platelet count (PLT) ≥75×10⁹/L (2) Biochemical tests (no blood transfusion or blood products within 14 days prior to screening): 1\) Albumin (ALB) ≥29 g/L 2) ALT and AST \<2.5 × ULN 3) Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤1.5 × ULN 4) Creatinine (Cr) ≤1.5 × ULN (3) International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≤2.3, or Prothrombin Time (PT) prolongation ≤6 seconds beyond the normal control range. 8\. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 14 days before initiating study treatment and be willing to use effective and reliable methods of contraception during the trial and for one year after the last dose of the study drug. 9\. Subjects voluntarily join the study, sign the informed consent form, have good compliance, and are willing to cooperate with follow-up. 10\. No evidence of tumor recurrence or metastasis at baseline examination. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pathological diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), or hilar cholangiocarcinoma. 2. Incomplete tumor resection (non-R0), or postoperative pathology indicating a diagnosis other than cHCC/CCA. 3. History of or concurrent other malignancies, except for cured localized tumors such as basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ of the prostate, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, carcinoma in situ of the breast, etc. Concurrent autoimmune diseases (e.g., autoimmune liver disease, systemic lupus erythematosus). 4. Child-Pugh class B or C; history or presence of manifestations of hepatic decompensation (e.g., ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, etc.). 5. Known hereditary or acquired bleeding or thrombotic tendencies, such as hemophilia. 6. Presence of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 2 months prior to study participation. 7. Myocardial ischemia of grade II or above, myocardial infarction, or poorly controlled arrhythmias (including QTcF interval ≥450 ms for males or ≥470 ms for females; QTc interval calculated by Fridericia's formula). Cardiac insufficiency of NYHA Class III-IV or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50% on echocardiography. 8. Severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction or severe renal insufficiency. 9. History of thrombotic/embolic events within the past 6 months, such as cerebrovascular events (including transient ischemic attack) or pulmonary embolism. 10. Inability to swallow, chronic diarrhea, or intestinal obstruction that significantly affects drug administration and absorption. 11. Untreated active hepatitis (Hepatitis B: HBsAg positive with abnormal liver function and HBV-DNA ≥500 IU/mL; Hepatitis C: HCV-RNA positive with abnormal liver function). 12. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. 13. Active infection or unexplained fever (\>38.5°C) occurring during the screening period or before the first dose. 14. Receipt of any vaccine within 30 days prior to enrollment. Planned or prior history of allogeneic organ or bone marrow transplantation, including liver transplantation. 15. History or current presence of pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia, pneumoconiosis, radiation pneumonitis, drug-related pneumonia, severely impaired pulmonary function, or other conditions that may interfere with the detection and management of suspected drug-related pulmonary toxicity. 16. Hypertension that cannot be well controlled with antihypertensive medication (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg). 17. Coagulation dysfunction (PT \>16s, APTT \>43s, TT \>21s, Fibrinogen \<2 g/L), bleeding tendency, or ongoing thrombolytic or anticoagulant therapy. 18. Significant clinically significant bleeding symptoms or definite bleeding tendency within 3 months before the first dose, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic gastric ulcer, baseline fecal occult blood ++ or higher, or presence of vasculitis. 19. Active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease (including but not limited to uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, nephritis, vasculitis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, asthma requiring bronchodilators, etc.). Subjects in a stable state not requiring systemic immunosuppressive therapy are allowed. 20. Requirement for systemic treatment with corticosteroids (\>10 mg/day prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressants within 14 days prior to study drug administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement therapy at doses \>10 mg/day prednisone equivalent are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease. 21. Prior treatment with other PD-1 antibodies or other immunotherapy targeting PD-1/PD-L1. Known history of severe allergy to any monoclonal antibody, anti-angiogenic targeted drugs, platinum agents, fluorouracil, or any component of the study drugs. 22. Requirement for long-term anticoagulation therapy with warfarin or heparin; requirement for long-term antiplatelet therapy (aspirin ≥300 mg/day or clopidogrel ≥75 mg/day). 23. Known history of psychotropic drug abuse or drug addiction. Pregnant or lactating women. 24. Any other factor considered by the investigator to be likely to lead to premature termination of the study, such as other severe diseases, significant laboratory abnormalities, or accompanying familial or social factors that may affect the subject's safety or the collection of trial data and samples.
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