New drug combo aims to shrink liver tumors in kidney cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07256223
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a combination of two drugs, envafolimab and lenvatinib, as a first treatment for people with clear cell kidney cancer that has spread to the liver. The study will enroll 30 participants and measure how well the drugs shrink liver tumors. It is not yet recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- envafolimab and lenvatinib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new first-line treatment option for kidney cancer patients whose cancer has spread to the liver.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 30 participants and no comparison group. The combination may not work better than existing treatments and could cause side effects.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 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 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.
Inclusion Criteria: Subjects must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for enrollment in the study: Provide written informed consent prior to any study-specific procedures. Aged between 18 and 75 years, inclusive. Histologically confirmed clear cell renal cell carcinoma with radiologically documented liver metastases, and having received no prior systemic antitumor therapy. Presence of at least one measurable liver metastasis lesion according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 (with the longest diameter ≥ 10 mm on computed tomography scan for non-lymph node lesions). Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1. Life expectancy of ≥ 3 months. Voluntarily agree to participate in the study with good compliance. Adequate organ and bone marrow function, defined as follows: Hematological:Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L; Platelet count (PLT) ≥ 70 × 10⁹/L; Hemoglobin (HGB) ≥ 90 g/L. Hepatic:Serum total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN); Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3 × ULN; Serum albumin ≥ 28 g/L; Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤ 5 × ULN. (Subjects who meet the above criteria after conventional liver-protecting therapy and remain stable for at least one week, as assessed by the investigator, may be enrolled.) Renal:Serum creatinine (Cr) ≤ 1.5 × ULN, or calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min (using the standard Cockcroft-Gault formula). Coagulation:International normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 or prothrombin time (PT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN, and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN. (For subjects receiving anticoagulant therapy, enrollment is permitted if the PT and INR are within the therapeutic range intended by the anticoagulant medication.) Exclusion Criteria: History of or concurrent other malignancies, except for appropriately treated carcinoma in situ or non-melanoma skin cancer with evidence of cure. Prior systemic antitumor therapy for advanced disease (including antiangiogenic agents and immunotherapy), with the exception of palliative radiotherapy or preoperative PD-1 neoadjuvant therapy. Presence of metastatic lesions meeting any of the following: unifocal organ metastasis numbering more than 3, or total systemic metastatic foci exceeding 5. Known history of hypersensitivity to any component of the investigational drug products. Poorly controlled cardiac symptoms or diseases, including: (1) heart failure of New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or higher; (2) unstable angina pectoris; (3) myocardial infarction within the past year; (4) clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias requiring treatment or intervention. Active infection, or unexplained fever \> 38.5°C occurring during the screening period or before the first dose (subjects with fever determined by the investigator to be tumor-related may be enrolled). Administration of live vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment or anticipated during the study period. History of substance abuse, drug addiction, or chronic alcohol abuse. Any condition that, in the judgment of the investigator, would preclude participation in the study. This includes severe concomitant conditions (including psychiatric disorders) requiring treatment, significant laboratory abnormalities, or social/familial factors that could compromise subject safety or adherence to protocol requirements, including data and sample collection . Active hepatitis B infection. Active systemic autoimmune diseases.
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