A Study Evaluating The Efficacy and Safety of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Combinations in Patients With Surgically Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
A Phase Ib/II, Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomized Platform Study Evaluating The Efficacy and Safety of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Combinations in Patients With Surgically Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (MORPHEUS-NEO HCC)
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interventional
62
9 countries
30
Brief Summary
This is a Phase Ib/II, open-label, multicenter, randomized platform study to evaluate neoadjuvant immunotherapy combinations in participants with resectable HCC. The study is designed with the flexibility to open new treatment arms as new agents become available, close existing treatment arms that demonstrate minimal clinical activity or unacceptable toxicity, or modify the participant population.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_1
Started Dec 2023
Typical duration for phase_1
30 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 7, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 18, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 5, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 27, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 13, 2025
CompletedDecember 11, 2025
December 1, 2025
1.7 years
June 7, 2023
December 5, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Major Pathologic Response (MPR) Rate
MPR rate is defined as the proportion of participants with =\<10% residual viable tumor in the tumor bed at the time of surgery, as assessed by central pathological review.
At the time of surgery
Secondary Outcomes (13)
Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) Rate
At the time of surgery
Relapse-Free Survival (RFS)
Surgery to the first documented recurrence of disease (up to approximately 2 years)
Event-Free Survival (EFS)
Randomization up to approximately 3 years
Overall Survival (OS)
Randomization to death from any cause (up to approximately 3 years)
OS Rate at 24 Months
Randomization up to 24 months
- +8 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (3)
Atezo + Bev
EXPERIMENTALParticipants in the atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (Atezo + Bev) arm will receive up to three cycles of treatment until surgery or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurs first.
Atezo + Bev +Tira
EXPERIMENTALParticipants in the atezolizumab plus bevacizumab plus tiragolumab (Atezo + Bev +Tira) arm will receive up to three cycles of treatment until surgery or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurs first.
Tobe + Bev
EXPERIMENTALParticipants in the Tobemstomig + Bev arm will receive up to three cycles of treatment until surgery or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurs first. Enrollment is closed.
Interventions
Atezolizumab will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg by IV infusion on Day 1.
Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1.
Tiragolumab will be administered at a dose of 600 mg by IV infusion on Day 1.
Tobemstomig will be administered at a dose of 600 mg by IV infusion on Day 1
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Diagnosis of HCC confirmed either histologically or clinically according to AASLD criteria for patients with cirrhosis. For participants without cirrhosis, histological confirmation is mandatory.
- HCC that is amenable to R0 surgical resection with curative intent in the opinion of the surgeons and oncologists or hepatologists involved in the care of the participant. Patients presenting with resectable HCC within or beyond Milan criteria (without extrahepatic spread or macrovascular invasion) are eligible.
- Measurable disease (at least one target lesion) according to RECIST v1.1 as determined by the investigator
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 within 7 days prior to randomization
- Child-Pugh Class A within 7 days prior to randomization
- Negative HIV test at screening
- No prior locoregional or systemic treatment for HCC
- Adequate hematologic and end-organ function
- Documented virology status of hepatitis
- For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception
- For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm
You may not qualify if:
- Presence of extrahepatic disease or macrovascular invasion
- Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC, or other rare variants of HCC
- History of hepatic encephalopathy if clinically significant within one year prior to initiation of study treatment
- Moderate or severe ascites
- Active co-infection with HBV and HCV
- Known active co-infection with HBV and hepatitis D viral infection
- Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint inhibitors, including anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies
- Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment
- Untreated or incompletely treated esophageal and/or gastric varices with bleeding or that are at high risk for bleeding
- A prior bleeding event due to esophageal and/or gastric varices within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment
- Inadequately controlled hypertension
- History of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
- Significant vascular disease within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment
- History of hemoptysis within 1 month prior to initiation of study treatment
- Evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy
- +9 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (30)
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) - Cancer Care - Santa Monica
Santa Monica, California, 90404-2023, United States
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute - Karmanos Cancer Center - Main Campus
Detroit, Michigan, 48201-2013, United States
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390-8813, United States
Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Klagenfurt, 9020, Austria
Wiener Gesundheitsverbund, Klinik Favoriten
Vienna, 1100, Austria
Department of Internal Medicine III AKH and Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, 1180, Austria
Centre Georges Francois Leclerc (CGFL)
Dijon, 21079, France
Centre Eugene Marquis (CEM)
Rennes, 35042, France
Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris
Villejuif, 94800, France
Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94800, France
University Essen
Essen, 45147, Germany
Universitaets Klinikum Frankfurt - Zentrum der Inneren Medizin
Frankfurt, 60596, Germany
Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz
Mainz, 55131, Germany
Auckland District Health Board (ADHB)
Auckland, 1023, New Zealand
CHA Bundang Medical Center
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-712, South Korea
Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 003-722, South Korea
Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla
Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Navarre, 31620, Spain
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona (Hospital Clinic i Provincial)
Barcelona, 8036, Spain
Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz.
Madrid, 28040, Spain
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, 70457, Taiwan
Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Tainan, 83301, Taiwan
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, 112, Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) - Cancer Research Center
Zhongzheng Dist., 10051, Taiwan
Imperial College London - Imperial Centre for Translational and Experimental Medicine (ICTEM)
London, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Clinical Trials
Hoffmann-La Roche
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 7, 2023
First Posted
June 18, 2023
Study Start
December 5, 2023
Primary Completion
August 27, 2025
Study Completion
November 13, 2025
Last Updated
December 11, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-12
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
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