Triple therapy shows promise for untreatable liver cancer
NCT ID NCT07081633
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing a combination of two immunotherapy drugs (durvalumab and tremelimumab) plus a targeted therapy (lenvatinib) as a first treatment for people with advanced liver cancer that cannot be surgically removed. The study enrolled 114 participants and is active but no longer recruiting. Researchers are measuring how long the cancer stays under control and overall survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- durvalumab, tremelimumab, and lenvatinib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new first-line treatment option for people with advanced liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial with only 114 participants and no comparison group, so results are preliminary. The drug combination may cause serious side effects and 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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114 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 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: * Confirmed HCC based on histopathological findings from tumor tissues or radiologically findings. * Must not have received prior systemic therapy for unresectable HCC. * Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B (that is not eligible for locoregional therapy) or stage C. * Child-Pugh Score class A. * ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 at enrollment. * At least 1 measurable lesion per RECSIT 1.1 guidelines Exclusion Criteria: * Any unresolved toxicity National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event (CTCAE) Grade ≥2 from previous anticancer therapy. * History of hepatic encephalopathy within past 12 months or requirement for medications to prevent or control encephalopathy. * Clinically meaningful ascites. * Patients with main portal vein thrombosis. * Active or prior documented GI bleeding. * Patient currently exhibits symptomatic or uncontrolled hypertension. * Patients co-infected with HBV and HCV, or co-infected with HBV and hepatitis D virus (HDV) * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness
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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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Beijing, 100029, China
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Beijing, 100044, China
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Beijing, 100142, China
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Chengdu, 610078, China
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Chongqing, 400016, China
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Guangzhou, 510060, China
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Guangzhou, 510095, China
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Guangzhou, 510120, China
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Guangzhou, 510515, China
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Hangzhou, 310022, China
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Hefei, 230022, China
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Jinan, 250021, China
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Nanjing, 210009, China
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Nanjing, 210029, China
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Ningbo, 315010, China
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Shanghai, 200032, China
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Shanghai, 200438, China
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Tianjin, 300060, China
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Wenzhou, 325000, China
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Wuhan, 430030, China
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Xiamen, 361004, China
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Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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New Territories, Hong Kong
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