Liver-targeted chemo may boost survival in bile duct cancer
NCT ID NCT07304388
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding a liver-directed chemotherapy infusion (HAIC) to a standard drug combo (Gemox, lenvatinib, toripalimab) helps people with advanced bile duct cancer live longer without the disease getting worse. 96 patients took part. The goal was to see if the extra treatment improves 6-month progression-free survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- gemcitabine, oxaliplatin, lenvatinib, toripalimab
- What this could lead to
- If adding liver-directed chemo works, it could offer a new option to control advanced bile duct cancer and extend life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small phase 2 trial, so results may not be definitive. Adding more chemo could increase side effects without clear benefit.
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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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96 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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 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: * Histologically proven ICC with locally advanced or metastatic disease deemed unresectable by multidisciplinary evaluation; At least one measurable disease according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors(RECIST v1.1); Child-Pugh class A or B; ECOG performance status 0-1; Adequate bone marrow function(white blood cell count ≥2,000cells/mm3, hemoglobin \> 9.0 g/dL, Platelet count ≥75,000/mm3); Adequate hepatic and renal function (albumin ≥ 30 g/L, total bilirubin \< 3 times the upper limit of normal, aspartate and alanine transaminases \< 5 times the upper limit of normal, creatinine clearance rate of ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of the normal) and coagulation function(PT \< 18s, INR \< 1.26); written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy less than 2 months; concurrent other malignancy; Prior anticancer therapy (including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, or interventional treatments); Known allergy to chemotherapy drugs, lenvatinib or PD-(L)1 inhibitors; Patients with uncontrolled comorbidities, active infections; pregnancy or lactation; Refuse to comply with study and/or follow-up procedures; Gastrointestinal bleeding of any grade within 4 weeks prior to the treatment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cancer Center Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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