New pill aims to speed liver healing after cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT06638502
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 12 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called HRX215 in people who had part of their liver removed because colon cancer spread there. The drug is meant to help the liver grow back and work better after surgery. About 80 adults will take either HRX215 or a placebo for 28 days, and researchers will check for side effects and measure liver regrowth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HRX215 capsules
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to help the liver heal faster after surgery, reducing the risk of liver failure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early (Phase 1/2) trial with only 80 people, so it is not yet known if HRX215 is safe or effective. The drug may cause side effects or show no benefit over placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 75 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: * Participants with liver metastases originating from colon carcinoma planned for R0-intended hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases * Part 1 only: stable participants within 1-3 days after minor liver resection, normal non-tumor liver parenchyma * Part 2 and 3 only: Major liver resection. * Low estimated risk for post-hepatectomy liver failure PHLF Further inclusion criteria apply Exclusion Criteria: * Liver Cirrhosis * Preoperative presence of clinical ascites * Any other hepatobiliary cancer * BMI \>35 kg/m2 * ASA Score \>4 * Peritoneal carcinomatosis Further exclusion criteria apply
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
13 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille (CHRU) Hôpital Claude Huriez
RECRUITINGLille, France
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Cleveland Clinic
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Consorci Hospital General Universitari de València
RECRUITINGValencia, Spain
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Duke Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Hôpital Paul-Brousse - Centre Hepato-Biliaire (CHB)
RECRUITINGVillejuif, France
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Rabin Medical Center
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, Israel
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Sheba Medical Center
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, Israel
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South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics Madrid - CIOCC - Universitario Sanchinarro
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Tel-Aviv Sourasky MC
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTel Aviv, Israel
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Univ. Tuebingen - Universitaetsklinik fuer Allgemeine, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie
RECRUITINGTübingen, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Essen
RECRUITINGEssen, Germany
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