New study aims to find best first immunotherapy for advanced liver cancer
NCT ID NCT07147101
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is observing 150 adults with advanced liver cancer who are starting immunotherapy for the first time. Researchers will track how well different drug combinations shrink tumors and how the immune system changes. The goal is to learn which treatments work best and why, without assigning participants to a specific therapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Immunotherapy drugs (sintilimab, camrelizumab, nivolumab, ipilimumab, bevacizumab biosimilar, rivoceranib)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help identify which immunotherapy combinations work best for advanced liver cancer, potentially improving treatment choices.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may not prove cause and effect. The sample size is small (150 people), and findings may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
Who is studied
Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma planed to receive first-line immunotherapy.
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years at time of study entry. * Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage C, or stage B not amenable to curative or locoregional therapies. * HCC confirmed by radiology, histology or cytology. * No prior systemic therapy for HCC. * At least one measurable site of disease as defined by RECIST1.1criteria with spiral CT scan or MRI. * Child-Pugh scores 5-7, performance status (PS) ≤ 2 (ECOG scale). * Adequate organ function: * ANC ≥1.5 × 10⁹/L, platelets ≥100 × 10⁹/L, hemoglobin ≥9 g/dL. * Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN, AST/ALT ≤3 × ULN (≤5 × ULN if liver metastases). * Creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN or CrCl ≥60 mL/min. * Willing to provide archival/fresh tumor tissue and peripheral blood samples. * Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior systemic therapy for HCC * Active autoimmune disease requiring immunosuppression. * Active infection requiring IV antibiotics. * HIV-positive or active HBV/HCV infection (HBsAg+ with HBV DNA ≥2000 IU/mL; HCV RNA+). * Symptomatic CNS metastases. * Pregnancy/lactation. * Any condition compromising protocol compliance or data interpretation per investigator.
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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 places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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