New drug combo may boost standard liver cancer procedure
NCT ID NCT04712643
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding two immunotherapy drugs (atezolizumab and bevacizumab) to a standard liver cancer procedure called TACE helps people with untreated liver cancer live longer or delay the cancer from getting worse. About 342 adults with liver cancer who are not candidates for curative treatments will be randomly assigned to receive either TACE alone or TACE plus the drug combination. The goal is to see if the combination improves survival and delays the need for more intensive treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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342 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
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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Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed diagnosis of HCC by histology/ cytology or clinical criteria * Eligible for TACE treatment * No prior systemic therapy for HCC, especially immunotherapy * No prior locoregional therapy to the target lesion(s) * At least one measurable untreated lesion * ECOG Performance Status of 0-1 * Child-Pugh class A Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of Vp3/4 and hepatic vein tumor thrombus (HVTT) * Evidence of extrahepatic spread (EHS) * Being a candidate for curative treatments * Any condition representing a contraindication to TACE as determined by the investigators * Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency * Untreated or incompletely treated esophageal and/or gastric varices with bleeding or high risk for bleeding * A prior bleeding event due to esophageal and/or gastric varices within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment * Evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy
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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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Aichi Cancer Center
Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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Anhui Provincial Hospital
Anhui, 230001, China
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Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital
Beijing, 102218, China
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Beijing You An Hospital
Beijing, 100069, China
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Chiba University Hospital
Chiba, 260-8677, Japan
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, 200120, China
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Fujian Cancer Hospital
Fuzhou, 350014, China
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Guangxi Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
Nanning, 530021, China
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Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital
Harbin, 150081, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
Zhengzhou, 450008, China
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Hiroshima University Hospital
Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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Hunan Cancer Hospital
Changsha, 410013, China
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Jiangsu Cancer Hospital
Nanjing, 210009, China
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Jiangsu Province Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital With Nanjing Medical University)
Nanjing, 210029, China
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Kanagawa Cancer Center
Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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Kindai University Hospital
Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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Kitasato University Hospital
Kanagawa, 252-0375, Japan
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Kurume University Hospital
Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital Of Fujian Medical University
Fuzhou, 350025, China
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Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Guangzhou, 510515, China
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Peking University First Hospital
Beijing, 100034, China
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Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing, 100044, China
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Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, 200127, China
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Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University
Shenyang, 110004, China
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Southwest Hospital , Third Military Medical University
Chongqing, 400038, China
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Sun Yet-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, 510060, China
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The 900th Hospital of PLA joint service support force
Fuzhou, 110016, China
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The First Affiliate Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
Nanning, 530021, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital Of Fujian Medical University
Fuzhou, 350005, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xi'an, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, 400016, China
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The University of Osaka Hospital
Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Tianjin Cancer Hospital
Tianjin, 300060, China
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Toranomon Hospital
Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Chengdu, China
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Xi'an Inernational Medical Center Hospital
Xi'an, China
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Yokohama City University Medical Center
Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Hangzhou, 310022, China
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Zhongshan Hospital Fudan Unvierstiy
Shanghai, China
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Zhuhai People's Hospital
Zhuhai, 519099, China
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