New drug cocktail aims to stop liver cancer from coming back
NCT ID NCT07160361
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving a combination of two drugs—lenvatinib and losartan—after surgery can lower the chance of liver cancer returning in patients whose tumors show 'tumor budding,' a sign of aggressive disease. The drugs work by breaking down collagen barriers around cancer cells and targeting the cells directly. The trial will follow 56 patients for two years to see how many have their cancer come back.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lenvatinib and losartan
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new way to reduce the risk of liver cancer returning after surgery for patients with tumor budding.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 56 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The combination may cause side effects or fail to prevent recurrence.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: * Age is ≥18 years old, male or female; * Histologically confirmed as hepatocellular carcinoma without metastasis; * Tumor budding is positive * Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks; Exclusion Criteria: * Hepatocellular carcinoma that cannot be surgically resected * Received radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, etc. before surgery * Pregnant or lactating women * Subjects with other malignant tumors; * Subjects who are considered unsuitable to participate in this cohort study by the investigator; * Subjects who refuse to enroll or do not sign the informed consent form; * Subjects with incomplete medical record information (including gender, age, diagnostic information, imaging (and) or pathological diagnosis results, other demographic data, etc.).
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Conditions
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