New cocktail of Liver-Directed chemo and immunotherapy targets deadly bile duct cancer
NCT ID NCT07646717
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a combination of liver-directed chemotherapy (irinotecan liposome plus 5-FU/LV) with targeted therapy (lenvatinib) and immunotherapy (PD-1 inhibitors) as a first treatment for advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer. The study enrolls 30 adults with unresectable or metastatic disease. The goal is to see if this approach can shrink tumors and improve outcomes, while monitoring side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- irinotecan liposome, 5-FU/LV, lenvatinib, and PD-1 inhibitors
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new first-line treatment option to shrink tumors and improve survival for people with advanced bile duct cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The combination therapy also carries risks of serious side effects from chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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: * Aged between 18 and 80 years old. * Histologically or cytologically confirmed unresectable locally advanced or intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with metastasis. * Liver function: Child-Pugh Class A (score 5-6) or favorable Class B (score ≤7). * Have at least one measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1. * Estimated survival time \> 12 months. * No prior systemic therapy for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Patients who received one line of adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy and experienced recurrence more than 6 months after chemotherapy completion are eligible. * Adequate bone marrow function: Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1.5×10⁹/L, hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/dL, Platelet (PLT) ≥ 100×10⁹/L, White Blood Cell (WBC) ≥ 3.0×10⁹/L. * Adequate renal function: Serum Creatinine (Cr) ≤ 1.5 × Upper Limit of Normal (ULN), or Creatinine Clearance (CCr) ≥ 60 mL/min (calculated by Cockcroft-Gault formula). * Adequate coagulation function: Prothrombin Time (PT), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) and International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 × ULN. * No active or suspected infection. * Female patients are not pregnant or breastfeeding. Fertile female and male patients must use effective contraception during the study and for 6 months after the end of study treatment. * Patients shall have good compliance, be able to understand the study procedures, and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of other malignant tumors within the past 5 years, except for cured carcinoma in situ and basal cell carcinoma of the skin. * Patients with obvious clinical bleeding symptoms or bleeding tendency within 3 months prior to treatment, including bleeding volume \> 30 mL, hematemesis, melena, hematochezia, or hemoptysis with fresh blood \> 5 mL within 4 weeks. Patients with a history of venous or arterial thromboembolic events within the preceding 6 months, such as cerebrovascular accidents (transient ischemic attack, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction), deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. * Patients requiring long-term anticoagulant therapy with warfarin or heparin, or long-term antiplatelet therapy (aspirin ≥ 300 mg/day or clopidogrel ≥ 75 mg/day). * Patients with extensive distant metastases (e.g., peritoneal metastasis, multiple bone or brain metastases). * Patients who have used strong CYP3A4 inducers within 3 weeks before the first dose, or strong CYP3A4 inhibitors / strong UGT1A1 inhibitors within 3 weeks before the first dose. * Patients who have undergone major organ surgery within 4 weeks prior to treatment (excluding needle biopsy, central venous catheterization, port catheter placement, biliary stenting for biliary obstruction relief, percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage and cholecystostomy), or those with planned elective surgery. * Patients with active cardiac diseases within 6 months prior to treatment, including myocardial infarction and severe/unstable angina. Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 50% on echocardiography, or uncontrolled arrhythmia. Patients with congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, such as HIV infection, or active hepatitis (abnormal transaminases; HBV DNA ≥ 1000 IU/mL for hepatitis B, HCV RNA ≥ 1000 IU/mL for hepatitis C). * Chronic HBV carriers with HBV DNA \< 2000 IU/mL are eligible only if they receive concomitant antiviral therapy throughout the study. * Patients with any other clinically significant metabolic, physical or laboratory abnormalities. At the investigator's discretion, patients with conditions unsuitable for the study drug (e.g., seizures requiring treatment), conditions that may interfere with interpretation of study results, or that place the patient at excessive risk are excluded. * Patients with intestinal obstruction (excluding incomplete intestinal obstruction managed solely with enteral nutrition), or patients at risk of intestinal perforation (including but not limited to acute diverticulitis, abdominal abscess, and history of abdominal malignancy). * Pregnant or breastfeeding female subjects.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300060, China
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