New tool could guide surgery timing for tough liver cancer
NCT ID NCT07208526
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 270 people with a type of liver cancer (intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma) that cannot be removed right away. After initial chemotherapy (GOLP regimen), participants are split into three groups: one continues medication, one goes straight to surgery, and one uses a special evaluation system (TDTP-RECIST) to decide if surgery is best. The goal is to see which approach leads to longer survival.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 270 people
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- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
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- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: \- Subjects eligible to participate in this study must meet all of the following criteria: 1. Male or female aged 18-75 years; 2. Patients must provide signed informed consent prior to enrollment, demonstrating the ability to understand and willingness to sign the written informed consent form; 3. Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; 4. Locally advanced disease, failure to achieve R0 resection, and absence of distant metastasis; 5. At least one measurable lesion; 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0; 7. Child-Pugh class A liver function; Exclusion Criteria: \- Subjects who meet any of the following exclusion criteria are not permitted to enroll in this study: 1. Pathologically diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma, combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma, or other non-cholangiocarcinoma malignant components; 2. Patients with postoperative recurrence, or those who have previously received PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies, CTLA-4 antibodies, lenvatinib, or chemotherapy; 3. History or current diagnosis of other malignancies; 4. Active tuberculosis infection; 5. Active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease; 6. History of interstitial lung disease, or non-infectious pneumonitis requiring steroid treatment; 7. Significant clinically significant bleeding symptoms within 3 months prior to enrollment, or clear bleeding tendency; 8. Suspected allergy to the investigational drug(s).
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Locations
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Zhongshan hospital, Shanghai
Shanghai, 200032, China
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