Liver cancer trial aims to boost immunotherapy with targeted chemo
NCT ID NCT07168668
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding a targeted chemo procedure (TACE) to standard immunotherapy can improve outcomes for people with unresectable liver cancer. About 90 participants will receive either atezolizumab/bevacizumab or durvalumab/tremelimumab plus TACE. The goal is to see if the combination boosts the immune system's ability to fight the tumor.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- atezolizumab, bevacizumab, durvalumab, tremelimumab, and doxorubicin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could improve response rates and survival for people with advanced liver cancer who don't respond well to immunotherapy alone.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (90 people) with no control group, so results may not be definitive. Combining TACE with immunotherapy also carries risks like liver damage or severe 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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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
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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20 years and older
- 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: 1. Participants must have diagnosis of HCC that is deemed unsuitable for surgical resection or transplant. Participants may have multiple lesions with a total maximal tumor dimension of \< 20 cm, and no one lesion \> 15 cm. Diagnosis should be confirmed by at least 1 criterion listed below: Histologically or cytologically proven diagnosis of HCC. Typical arterial enhancement and delayed washout on multiphasic CT or MRI. 2. Age ≥18 years at the time of signing informed consent document. 3. ECOG performance status 0-1. 4. Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stages B or C. 5. Child-Pugh score 5-6 liver function within 28 days of study registration. 6. Documented virology status of hepatitis B virus (HBV), as confirmed by screening HBV serology test. 7. Documented virology status of hepatitis C virus (HCV), as confirmed by screening HCV serology test. 8. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document 9. Adequate bone marrow, liver, and renal function within 4 weeks before study registration * Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,000/mm3 * Platelet count ≥ 50,000/μL * Total bilirubin \< 2.5 mg/dL * Serum albumin \>2.8 g/dL * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3 × upper limit of normal (ULN) * Prothrombin time ≤ 6 seconds prolonged * Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior invasive malignancy unless disease free for a minimum of 2 years 2. Prior radiotherapy to the region of the liver that would result in overlap of embolization fields 3. Prior selective internal radiotherapy/hepatic arterial yttrium therapy, at any time 4. Untreated active hepatitis B or hepatitis C 5. Moderate to severe or intractable ascites 6. Untreated or incomplete treated esophageal or gastric varices 7. Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows: * Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months prior to registration * Myocardial infarction within the last 6 months prior to study entry * Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics within 28 days prior to study entry * A bleeding episode within 6 months prior to study entry due to any cause. o Thrombolytic therapy within 28 days prior to study entry. * Known bleeding or clotting disorder. * Uncontrolled psychotic disorder 8. Pregnancy or women of childbearing potential and men who are sexually active and not willing/able to use medically acceptable forms of contraception 9. Prior solid organ transplantation. 10. Prior or active autoimmune disease (AID) including autoimmune hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, myasthenia gravis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Wegener granulomatosis, Sjogren's syndrome, Guillain-Barre syndrome, and multiple sclerosis. 11. Prior or active thrombotic or bleeding disorders, hemoptysis, cerebral vascular accident, significant cardiac disease (ischemic or congestive heart failure), or gastrointestinal perforation. 12. Known HIV infection.
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