Experimental combo targets tough liver cancer
NCT ID NCT06519721
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early trial tests whether combining the drug lenvatinib with a new experimental drug, VIC-1911, is safe and can shrink tumors in people with advanced liver cancer. Only 12 participants will be enrolled, and the study is open-label, meaning everyone gets the combination. The main goal is to see how many patients respond, but it is too early to know if this will become a standard 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 combined with VIC-1911
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new combination treatment for advanced liver cancer that may shrink tumors or slow disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial (12 people) with no control group. The combination may cause side effects or fail to show benefit. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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: * Gender unrestricted, age 18-75 years; * HCC conforms to AASLD or EASL clinical diagnostic standards; * HCC Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging is C, with at least one measurable tumor in the liver (longest diameter ≥1cm); * Liver function Child-Pugh Class A or Class B with a score of 7; * ECOG score of 0-1; * Platelet count ≥60×10\^9/L, PT time prolongation ≤6 seconds. Exclusion Criteria: * Irreversible coagulation dysfunction, with obvious bleeding tendency; * Patients who need long-term anticoagulation or antiplatelet treatment and cannot stop medication; * Patients with unstable or active ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding; * Patients with untreated heart disease or poorly controlled hypertension as judged by the researcher; * Severe dysfunction of important organs, such as severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction; * Patients with hepatic encephalopathy or refractory ascites requiring treatment; * Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection; * Active Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection (activity defined as viral load \> 20000 IU/mL), or HBV, HCV positive patients who refuse to accept standardized antiviral treatment; * Inability to swallow oral medication. * Gastrointestinal diseases that may affect the absorption or tolerance of the study medication. * History of corneal epithelial cysts or other causes of blurred vision, or medical abnormalities found in ophthalmic screening. * Known allergy to VIC-1911 or its components. * Within 4 weeks before the study, radiotherapy or interventional therapy for the disease under study was performed; * Other concurrent antitumor treatments; * The researcher assesses that the patient cannot or is unwilling to comply with the requirements of the study protocol.
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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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Deparment of Liver Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, 200127, China
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