Radiation plus immunotherapy may make inoperable liver cancer removable
NCT ID NCT07179900
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding radiotherapy to a combination of two drugs (QL1706 and bevacizumab) can shrink liver tumors that cannot currently be removed by surgery. The goal is to make enough tumors shrink so they can be surgically removed. The study will enroll 60 adults with unresectable, non-metastatic liver cancer and compare the new combination against the drug combo alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- QL1706 (Iparomlimab and Tuvonralimab Injection), bevacizumab, and radiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could shrink liver tumors enough to allow surgical removal, potentially improving long-term outcomes for patients with unresectable liver cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 trial with only 60 patients, so results may not apply broadly. The combination of drugs and radiation may cause significant side effects, and the conversion to surgery may not improve survival.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
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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 old, gender not limited; PS score 0-2; Pathologically or clinically diagnosed as primary HCC and has not received other anti-HCC treatment; No history of other malignant tumors or treatment; Patients with BCLC stage B or C before treatment and no distant metastasis, and surgical assessment indicates that first-line surgical resection is not feasible; Liver function grade Child-Pugh A or B ≤ 7 points; For patients with active HBV infection, antiviral treatment should be initiated at least 7 days before treatment and they should agree to continue antiviral treatment during the study period; No severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases; Women of childbearing age should agree to use contraceptive measures (such as intrauterine devices, contraceptives or condoms) during the treatment period and 6 months after treatment; if the serum or urine pregnancy test is negative within 14 days before inclusion in the study, and the patient must be non-lactating; men should agree to take contraceptive measures during the study period and 6 months after the study; Voluntarily sign the written informed consent form and commit to comply with the protocol during the study period, including accepting treatment and scheduled visits and examinations, including follow-up; The expected survival must be at least 12 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: Patients who do not meet the above main inclusion criteria; Patients who refuse to sign the informed consent form; Patients with pathological types of cholangiocarcinoma, sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma, mixed cell carcinoma and fibrolamellar cell carcinoma; or those with postoperative pathology suggesting metastatic cancer or primary cancer of other tissue types; Patients with portal hypertension diagnosed by preoperative enhanced abdominal CT and endoscopy, with a history of esophageal variceal bleeding, severe hypersplenism syndrome or refractory ascites; Patients diagnosed with severe active scleroderma, lupus, other rheumatic diseases or autoimmune diseases within the past 3 months before study recruitment; patients with a history of clinically severe autoimmune diseases or those requiring systemic steroids or immunosuppressants will not be allowed to participate in this study; Patients with a history of cognitive dysfunction or mental illness that affects treatment compliance; Patients whom the investigator deems unsuitable for participation in this study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hebei Medical University Fourth Hospital
RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China
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