New combo could supercharge liver cancer radiation
NCT ID NCT07312292
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a short infusion of angiotensin II, given directly into the liver artery, can help radioactive beads reach liver tumors more effectively while sparing healthy tissue. About 15 adults with liver cancer will receive the drug right before standard radioembolization. Researchers will compare scans to see if the drug improves targeting and check for side effects.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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.
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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: * Patients diagnosed with primary or metastatic liver tumors (any histological type). * A clinical indication for radioembolization. * Liver tumors with a diameter ≥ 2 cm. * Age ≥ 18 years. * Competent and able to provide own informed consent (no legally designated representative). * Written informed consent. Exclusion criteria: * Any serious comorbidity preventing the safe administration of angiotensin II (AT-II). This includes: 1. Uncontrolled hypertension. 2. Treatment with ≥ 3 antihypertensive drugs. 3. Arterial (cerebro-)vascular or venous thromboembolic event within the past 6 months. * Current use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. * Current use of angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs). * Known hypercoagulable state (i.e., thrombophilia). * History of severe peripheral vascular disease. * Known hypersensitivity to the active substance in Giapreza: angiotensin II. * Known hypersensitivity to any of the excipients in Giapreza: mannitol, sodium hydroxide or hydrochloric acid. * Any serious and/or chronic liver disease preventing the safe administration of radioembolization. * Uncorrectable extrahepatic deposition of scout dose activity; activity in the falciform ligament, portal lymph nodes, and gallbladder is accepted. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Body weight over 150 kg (because of maximum table load). * Known severe allergy to intravenous contrast fluids. * Participation in another investigational study which may compromise any endpoint of the study. * Any other significant comorbidity or medical condition that may compromise the safety of radioembolization.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Medical Center Utrecht
RECRUITINGUtrecht, Utrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands
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