New drug MT-303 takes on advanced liver cancer in first human trial
NCT ID NCT06478693
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing a new drug called MT-303, alone or with two standard cancer drugs, in people with advanced liver cancer that has spread or cannot be removed. The main goals are to check safety, find the right dose, and see early signs of effectiveness. About 70 adults with a specific protein (GPC3) on their cancer cells will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MT-303 (a type of immunotherapy) alone or combined with atezolizumab and bevacizumab
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced liver cancer that has stopped responding to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 70 participants, so it is primarily testing safety and dosing. The drug may not shrink tumors or may cause side effects, and it is too soon to know if it will work.
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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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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 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 * Aged 18 years or older * Histological diagnosis of advanced/recurrent or metastatic and/or unresectable HCC. \[Note: participants with other tumor types expressing GPC3 may be eligible for Module 1 pending a discussion with the Medical Monitor. Only participants with HCC are eligible for Module 2. * Measurable lesion per RECIST 1.1 criteria * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status grade of 0 or 1 * Child-Pugh score: Class A * Adequate organ function General Exclusion Criteria * Known active CNS metastasis and/or carcinomatous meningitis. * Any acute illness including active infection * History of liver transplantation or on waiting list * Participants with untreated or incompletely treated varices with bleeding or high risk for bleeding * Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites * History of symptomatic congestive heart failure * History of chronic or recurrent (within the last year) severe autoimmune or immune mediated disease requiring steroids or other immune-suppressive treatments. Additional Module 2 Exclusion Criteria: * Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC. * Significant cardiovascular disease * History of severe hypersensitivity to atezolizumab and/or bevacizumab. * History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis * Prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
9 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cha University Bundang Medical Center
RECRUITINGGyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Integrated Clinical Oncology Network (ICON) Pty Ltd
RECRUITINGWoolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia
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Linear Clinical Research
RECRUITINGMurdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
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National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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Pusan National Univesity Hospital
RECRUITINGBusan, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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St Vincent's Hospital
RECRUITINGSydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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The Alfred Hospital
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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