New cocktail aims to shrink untreatable liver tumors
NCT ID NCT06679985
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests whether adding the experimental drug casdozokitug to a standard immunotherapy combination (toripalimab plus bevacizumab) can safely shrink tumors in people with advanced liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. The study enrolls 72 participants and measures side effects and tumor response. It is currently active but no longer recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- casdozokitug (CHS-388) combined with toripalimab and bevacizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced liver cancer that cannot be surgically removed.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 72 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug combination may cause side effects or fail to shrink tumors.
Why investors are watching
Coherus Oncology is running a phase 2 trial testing a three-drug combination for a common type of liver cancer. The trial enrolls 72 participants and aims to measure how well the combination controls the disease and to find a safe dose. For a small company, this readout matters because a positive result could support further development of its drug candidate, casdozokitug.
If it works: If the combination shows good disease control with an acceptable safety profile, Coherus could advance the drug to a larger trial. That progress could strengthen the company's pipeline and its position in liver cancer treatment.
If it fails: The trial could fail to show enough benefit or could reveal safety problems, which would likely end this drug's development. Trials at this stage often fail, so a negative result would be a significant setback for a small company with few other products.
AI-written from the trial record. Speculative, and not investment advice.
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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 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Unresectable locally advanced or metastatic HCC with diagnosis confirmed by histology/cytology or clinically by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases criteria in cirrhotic participants. * Disease that is not amenable to curative surgical and/or locoregional therapies or progressive disease (PD) after surgical and/or locoregional therapies. * ≥ 1 measurable lesion (per RECIST v1.1) that is untreated. Exclusion Criteria: * Has received prior systemic therapy for HCC. * Has previously received an anti-IL-27 antibody (Ab) or anti-IL-27-targeted therapy. * Has known fibrolamellar HCC histology, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC. * Has moderate or severe ascites. * Has uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently). Additional protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply.
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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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Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Bankstown, New South Wales, 2200, Australia
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Beverly Hills Cancer Center
Beverly Hills, California, 90211, United States
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Cancer & Blood Specialty Clinic
Lakewood, California, 90712, United States
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Chi Mei Medical Center
Tainan, 71004, Taiwan
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, Taichung City, 404, Taiwan
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Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505, United States
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City of Hope
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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City of Hope at Irvine Lennar
Irvine, California, 92618, United States
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Curie Oncology
Singapore, 329563, Singapore
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David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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Humanity & Health Clinical Trial Centre
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Linear Clinical Research
Nedlands, 6009, Australia
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Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMHLK)
Taoyuan City, 33305, Taiwan
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Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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Monash Health
Melbourne, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Mountain States Tumor Institute at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
Boise, Idaho, 83712, United States
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National Cancer Centre Singapore
Singapore, 168583, Singapore
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, Tainan City, 704, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Tainan, Taipei City, 100, Taiwan
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
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Prisma Health Cancer Institute
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
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Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
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Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston, Brisbane, 4006, Australia
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Sarcoma Oncology Center
Santa Monica, California, 90403, United States
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St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Bayview Campus
Toronto, Ontario, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taipei City, 112, Taiwan
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Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore, 308433, Singapore
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The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solovev Research Institute (OSUCCC - James)
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The Winship Cancer Institute Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, 90089, United States
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UW Carbone Cancer Center - Cancer Connect
Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Arizona - Cancer Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States
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University of Kansas Cancer Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
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University of North Carolina (UNC) - Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) - Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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UofL Health Brown Cancer Center
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Virginia Oncology Associates
Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States
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