Liver cancer drug trial halted early – what we know so far
NCT ID NCT06851104
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a drug called cadonilimab in people with liver cancer who had surgery to remove their tumor but were at high risk of the cancer returning. The goal was to see if the drug could help keep the cancer away. The trial was stopped early, so the full results are not yet known.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cadonilimab (AK104)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a treatment that lowers the chance of liver cancer returning after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early, so data is limited. It is a small phase 2 trial, and the drug may cause side effects like immune reactions.
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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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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Sign a written informed consent before the implementation of any trial-related procedures. * Male or female, aged ≥18 years and ≤70 years. * ECOG PS score is 0 - 1 point. * Subjects diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma by imaging criteria and/or pathology and who have received curative resection. * The definition of curative resection complies with the definition of curativeness in the 2024 edition of the Chinese Guidelines for Primary Liver Cancer (CNLC). * The postoperative recurrence risk stratification conforms to the high - risk group in the ERASL - pre or ERASL - post formula. * No prior systemic antitumor treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma has been received. * Child - Pugh liver function score of grade A or B7. * Expected survival time \> 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Previously diagnosed by histology/cytology, including fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, etc. * Subjects with other malignant tumors within 5 years before enrollment, except for HCC. Subjects with other malignant tumors that have been cured by local treatment are not excluded, such as basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast. * History of hepatic encephalopathy or liver transplantation. * Portal vein trunk or mesenteric superior vein, inferior vena cava tumor thrombus.
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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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Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital
Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
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