New combo could turn inoperable liver tumors into surgical candidates
NCT ID NCT07480382
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new approach for people with liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. The treatment combines a procedure to grow the healthy part of the liver, chemotherapy directly into the liver, and two drugs (tislelizumab and lenvatinib) to shrink the tumor. The goal is to see if this combination can make the cancer removable and safe to operate on. About 30 adults aged 18-75 with right-sided liver cancer that hasn't spread will take part.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
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
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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
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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: * Age 18-75 years. * Confirmed HCC (histologically or by AASLD clinical criteria). * Initially unresectable HCC limited to the right liver (due to insufficient FLR or tumor characteristics). * Child-Pugh score ≤ 7 (Class A or early B). * ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1. * Adequate organ function (marrow, hepatic, and renal). Exclusion Criteria: * Extrahepatic metastasis. * Portal vein tumor thrombus involving the main trunk (Vp4). * Previous systemic therapy for HCC. * Active autoimmune disease or history of organ transplantation. * Contraindications to LVD, TACE, or the study drugs
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, 614000, China