Triple-Drug cocktail plus targeted procedure aims to tame incurable liver cancer
NCT ID NCT07691762
First seen Jul 09, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether adding three drugs—SHR-8068, adebrelimab, and bevacizumab—to a standard liver-directed procedure (TACE) can better control incurable hepatocellular carcinoma. About 690 adults with liver cancer that cannot be surgically removed will receive either the drug combination or a placebo, alongside TACE. The study measures 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
- SHR-8068, adebrelimab, bevacizumab, and transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new way to slow or stop the growth of liver cancer that cannot be cured, potentially extending life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial, so the combination may not work better than standard care. Side effects from the drugs and procedure could be serious.
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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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About 690 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2031
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 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: 1. Age 18-75 years old, male or female; 2. Diagnosis confirmed HCC by pathologically or clinically; 3. At least one measurable lesion; 4. Child-Pugh liver function grade A; 5. ECOG-PS score: 0 or 1; 6. Eligible for TACE treatment as assessed by the investigator; 7. Participants with HBV or HCV infection must be on and remain on standard antiviral therapy throughout the study period; 8. Consent to contraception Exclusion Criteria: 1. Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma or mixed cholangiocarcinoma / hepatocellular carcinoma; Participants with other malignancies currently or within the past 5 years; 2. Participants with any active, known or suspected autoimmune disorder; 3. Participants with hypertension which cannot be well controlled by antihypertensives; 4. Uncontrolled cardiac diseases or symptoms; 5. Participants with hepatic encephalopathy; 6. Prior esophageal and/or gastric varices bleeding within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment 7. History of gastrointestinal perforation and/or fistula, 8. Participants with other potential factors that may affect the study results.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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