New triple therapy takes on untreatable liver cancer
NCT ID NCT06882876
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing a combination of an experimental drug (JS014), an immunotherapy (toripalimab), and a targeted chemotherapy procedure (TACE) in 20 people with advanced liver cancer that cannot be surgically removed. The main goal is to check safety, but researchers will also measure how well the tumors shrink and how long patients live. Because it's a small, early study, results are not yet conclusive.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- JS014 (an experimental drug) combined with toripalimab (an immunotherapy) and transarterial chemoembolization (a procedure that blocks blood flow to the tumor and delivers chemotherapy directly)
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could point toward a more effective treatment for people with advanced liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial with only 20 participants. The main goal is safety, not yet proof of effectiveness. Side effects from the drug combination or the procedure could be serious.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
- 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: * Sign the informed consent form, voluntarily participate in this study, good compliance and follow-up cooperation. * Histologically or pathologically confirmed unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma; * Male or female patients aged 18-75 years; * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS score of 0-1; * Child-Pugh score of ≤7; * BCLC/B stage; not previously treated with anti-cancer therapy; at least one measurable lesion (according to RECIST 1.1 criteria). * Sufficient organ function in vital organs (excluding serious functional impairment in the heart, lung, liver, kidney, bone marrow, nervous system, and endocrine systems). Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with fibrolamellar carci-noma of liver, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and mixed carcinoma; * Within 28 days prior to the start of the study, the participant received treatment with another investigational drug or participated in another clinical study for a different therapeutic indication.; * Based on the investigator's judgment, the patient is expected to live for less than 12 weeks; * Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites of moderate volume or more; * Current or past history of central nervous system metastasis; * Have a history of psychotropic drug abuse or drug use; * Hereditary or acquired tendency towards bleeding and thrombosis, a thromboembolic event occurred within the past 6 months; * Have a history of severe allergy to any monoclonal antibody, Toripalimab , JS014 and other ingredients of this study; * Pregnant or breastfeeding women; * Subjects with other factors that, in the judgment of the investigator, may cause the study to be prematurely terminated.
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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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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xiangya Hospital
Changsha, Hunan, China
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