Can a Two-Drug combo outsmart advanced liver cancer?
NCT ID NCT06487559
First seen Aug 17, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing whether combining two investigational drugs, livmoniplimab and budigalimab, can safely help people with advanced liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) that has worsened after initial treatment. The study involves about 20 adults in China with a specific type of liver cancer (Child-Pugh A) who have already received an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Participants receive the drugs by intravenous infusion every three weeks, and researchers will monitor side effects, how the drugs move through the body, and any signs of tumor response.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Livmoniplimab (ABBV-151) combined with budigalimab (ABBV-181), both given as intravenous infusions
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for advanced liver cancer patients who have not responded to standard first-line therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase study with a small number of participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drugs may cause side effects or fail to show meaningful benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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3 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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: * Locally advanced or metastatic and/or unresectable HCC * Child-Pugh A * Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage B or C * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Perfromance Status of 0-1 * Received an immune checkpoint inhibitor in 1L HCC treatment regimen * Adequate hematologic and end-organ function Exclusion Criteria: * Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing central nervous system (CNS) metastases as outlined in the protocol. * History of malignancy other than HCC within 5 years prior to screening, except for malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death (e.g., 5-year OS rate \> 90%). * History of autoimmune, immune deficiency, or inflammatory disorders including, but not limited to, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, Wegener syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Guillain-Barre syndrome, or multiple sclerosis * History of clinically significant conditions such as but not limited to the following: renal, neurologic, psychiatric, endocrine, metabolic, immunologic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or hepatic disease within the last 6 months that in Investigator's opinion, would adversely affect the subject's participation in the study.
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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 Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University -No differernce with previous /ID# 261928
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100069, China
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Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital /Id# 262070
Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital /ID# 262098
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450008, China
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Hubei Cancer Hospital /ID# 262030
Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China
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Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute /ID# 268023
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, China
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Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University /ID# 262443
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350012, China
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Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University /ID# 262091
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center /ID# 262092
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University /ID# 262085
Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330008, China
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Zhejiang Cancer hospital /ID# 262046
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China
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Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University /ID# 262135
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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