Liver cancer patients: which drug works best after immunotherapy?
NCT ID NCT06117891
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This observational study follows 300 adults with advanced liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. All participants have already received a first-line immunotherapy combination (like atezolizumab plus bevacizumab). Researchers will collect data from routine care to see how well different second-line treatments work, focusing on how long patients live and how long their cancer is controlled. No extra visits or tests are required.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors choose the best second-line treatments for patients with advanced liver cancer after initial immunotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by patient differences and real-world variability.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
Who is studied
Patients with a diagnosis of uHCC treated with first-line AB or another approved 1L-IO combo and in whom a decision to treat with a second-line of systemic therapy has been made by the treating physician. The investigator or a delegate at these centers collects historic data (demographic and clinical characteristics) from medical records if available. The investigator or a delegate collects treatment-related data during visits that take place in routine practice.
- 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: * Adult patients, ≥ 18 years of age on the day of signing informed consent. * Confirmed diagnosis of uHCC, treated in a first-line setting with AB or another approved 1L-IO combo therapy. * Decision to initiate treatment with a second-line systemic treatment was made as per investigator's routine treatment practice prior to study enrollment. * Signed informed consent or (for patients under legal age) signed informed assent by the patient (where applicable) and signed informed consent by parents / legal guardian. * No participation in an investigational program with interventions outside of routine clinical practice. Exclusion Criteria: \- Not applicable
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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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Corporal Michael J Crescenz Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19141, United States
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Multiple Locations, Argentina
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Multiple Locations, China
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Multiple Locations, Colombia
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Multiple Locations, France
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Multiple Locations, Greece
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Multiple Locations, Italy
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Multiple Locations, South Korea
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Multiple Locations, Spain
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Multiple Locations, Taiwan
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Multiple Locations, Thailand
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Mercy Medical Center - Medline Healthcare Services LLC
Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, United States
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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University Of Cincinnati Division Of Hematology Oncology - UC Health System
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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