Real-World data shows promise for lenvatinib in advanced liver cancer
NCT ID NCT07298538
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked back at medical records from 800 patients with unresectable liver cancer who were treated with lenvatinib-based therapy at six hospitals. Researchers analyzed how long patients survived, how well the cancer responded, and any side effects. The goal is to better understand real-world outcomes for this treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lenvatinib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm lenvatinib-based therapy as a standard option for extending survival in patients with unresectable liver cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective review, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by patient selection and other factors. It cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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
Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Receiving Lenvatinib-based Therapy
- 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: * ≥ 18 years of age * Patients with histologically or radiologically confirmed HCC who were newly diagnosed between January 2019 and December 2022 (meeting the diagnostic criteria of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases or the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Liver Cancer). * Patients with at least 1 measurable lesion in the liver per RECIST v.1.1. * Initially unresectable HCC as determined by the investigator (including oncologically unresectable, surgically unresectable, or both). * Child Pugh score ≤ 7 * ECOG-PS 0-1 * Patients who had not received any previous systemic therapy before receiving dual therapy (lenvatinib + immunotherapy/local therapy) or triple therapy (lenvatinib + immunotherapy + local therapy) as the first-line therapy. Combination therapy is defined as the initiation of immunotherapy or local therapy within 30 days (before or after) of the first dose of lenvatinib. * Patients who had basic image data (CT/MRI/PET) and underwent at least one imaging evaluation during the systemic therapy (if the image data was obtained from other hospitals, the original data shall be provided for re-evaluation). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with no overall survival (OS) endpoint observed, and a follow-up period after treatment initiation of less than 6 months. * Patients with a pathological diagnosis of combined hepatocellular and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-ICC), cholangiocarcinoma, or other non-HCC malignant tumors. * Patients with other inadequately treated malignant tumors previously or currently. * Prior liver transplantation/hepatectomy/ablation for liver cancer.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
Tianjin, 300060, China
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