Feeling down could impact liver cancer therapy success
NCT ID NCT07436845
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a patient's emotional state—like depression or anxiety—affects how well advanced liver cancer treatment works. Researchers will follow 90 people with liver cancer who are getting a combination of chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. They will compare outcomes between those with and without emotional distress to see if mood plays a role in treatment success.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
This study aims to evaluate the impact of baseline emotional status on clinical outcomes in patients with BCLC stage B/C hepatocellular carcinoma receiving HAIC combined with targeted and immunotherapy, providing an evidence-based foundation for developing future clinical strategies integrating physical and mental health interventions.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * 1: All patients provided voluntary, written informed consent prior to any study procedures. 2: Aged 18 years or older, both male and female. 3: Patients with clinically or pathologically confirmed Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B or C hepatocellular carcinoma, who are deemed eligible for hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) combined with targeted and immunotherapy as assessed by the clinician. 4: No prior systemic antitumor therapy. 5: At least one intrahepatic evaluable lesion is present, with the intrahepatic lesion constituting the primary tumor burden. (According to RECIST v1.1 criteria, the measurable lesion must have a long diameter \>= 10 mm on spiral CT scan, or enlarged lymph nodes must have a short diameter \>= 15 mm.); 6: Child-Pugh score \<= 7 (Rated as Child-Pugh class A or B); 7: Able to swallow tablets normally; 8: ECOG performance status: 0-1; 9: Patients' psychological status and laboratory test indicators can be comprehensively documented at baseline and during the treatment period; 10: All patients have no history of other psychiatric disorders. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Presence of any active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune diseases (including, but not limited to: autoimmune hepatitis, interstitial pneumonia, uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism; patients with vitiligo; childhood asthma that has completely resolved in adulthood and requires no intervention may be included; asthma requiring medical intervention with bronchodilators is excluded). 2: Current use of immunosuppressants or systemic corticosteroid therapy for immunosuppressive purposes (at a dose \>10mg/day of prednisone or equivalent), continuing within 2 weeks prior to enrollment. 3: Known history of central nervous system metastases or hepatic encephalopathy. 4: Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency (e.g., HIV infection); 5: History or presence of other malignancies within the past 3 years (with the exception of cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix). 6: Current use of antidepressant or anti-anxiety medications, or severe psychiatric disorders requiring other psychotropic medications. 7: Any other condition deemed by the investigator as likely to affect the study results or lead to premature termination of the study, such as alcohol or drug abuse, other severe co-morbidities (including psychiatric disorders) requiring concomitant treatment, or severe laboratory abnormalities. \-
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Locations
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Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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