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Triple attack on liver cancer: blocking blood flow plus immune boost shows promise
NCT ID NCT07658833
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether combining procedures that block blood flow to liver tumors (TACE or HAIC) with targeted drugs and immunotherapy can help control advanced hepatocellular carcinoma that cannot be surgically removed. The trial enrolls adults aged 18–80 with large or vein-involved tumors and good liver function. Researchers will measure overall survival, tumor shrinkage, and side effects to find the best combination and identify which patients benefit most.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lenvatinib, sorafenib, apatinib, bevacizumab, pembrolizumab, carfilzomib, sintilimab, teprotumumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination approach could offer a new way to control advanced liver cancer and extend survival for patients who cannot have surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center study with 120 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Combining multiple treatments also raises the risk of side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 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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Jun 2028
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.
Who is studied
120 HCC patients who underwent TACE and/or HAIC combined with molecular-targeted therapy and immunotherapy between January 2021 and December 2025 were enrolled.
- 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: * aged 18-80 years * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score \< 2 * maximum tumor diameter ≥ 7 cm * IVC/RA TT diagnosed by contrast-enhanced CT / MRI before study treatment * unresectable HCC (uHCC) confirmed by a specialized multidisciplinary team * liver function of Child-Pugh class A or B Exclusion Criteria: * with other malignancies * prior anti-tumor therapy * history of drug allergy * autoimmune diseases * digestive hemorrhage of any grade * insufficient renal, bone marrow, or coagulation function
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jiayan Ni
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, None Selected, 510120, China
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