NCT06569498

Brief Summary

This study is a single-arm, multi-center, prospective phase II trial aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant therapy with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with lenvatinib and camrelizumab (triple therapy) in patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The study plans to enroll 20 patients. The primary endpoints are major pathological response (MPR) rate and safety, while the secondary endpoints are recurrence-free survival (RFS), objective response rate (ORR), R0 resection rate, and overall survival (OS).

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
20

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for all trials

Timeline
7mo left

Started Sep 2024

Typical duration for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

6 active sites

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress74%
Sep 2024Dec 2026

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 28, 2024

Completed
29 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 26, 2024

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 30, 2024

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2026

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2026

Expected
Last Updated

October 15, 2024

Status Verified

October 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

July 28, 2024

Last Update Submit

October 11, 2024

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

  • MPR rate

    The proportion of residual viable tumor cells in the tumor bed of the surgically resected specimen ≤10%.

    Immediately after surgery

  • Adverse events

    Refer to the adverse events related to study medication, including type, incidence, and severity; severity was graded according to NCI CTCAE Version 5.0.

    From the initiation of medication, with recordings made whenever an adverse reaction occurs, assessed up to 12 months.

  • Operative mortality

    Defined as the rate of death occurring in the hospital or within 30 days of surgery.

    From date of surgery, assessed up to 1 month.

  • Operative complications

    Defined as complications directly related to surgery and graded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification.

    From date of surgery, assessed up to 12 months.

  • Reoperation rate

    Defined as the percentage of postoperative complications that were resolved by surgical treatment.

    From date of surgery, assessed up to 12 months.

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • RFS

    From date of surgery until the date of first documented recurrence or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 months.

  • ORR

    Four weeks after the initiation of medication until the day before surgery

  • R0 resection rate

    Immediately after surgery

  • OS

    From date of surgery until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 60 months.

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma being treated at Fujian Provincial Hospital or other centers participating in this study

You may qualify if:

  • Voluntarily join the study and sign the informed consent form.
  • Male or female patients aged between 18 and 75 years.
  • Child-Pugh class A.
  • Indocyanine green 15-minute retention rate (ICGR-15) \< 15%.
  • ECOG performance status 0-1.
  • Diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) according to the "Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Liver Cancer (2022 Edition)."
  • BCLC stage A or B, with a single tumor larger than 5 cm or multiple tumors, and considered surgically resectable after multidisciplinary discussion.
  • According to RECIST 1.1 criteria, the patient has at least one measurable lesion (a measurable lesion with a long diameter ≥ 10 mm on CT/MRI scan, and the measurable lesion has not received local treatments such as radiotherapy or cryotherapy).
  • Blood routine: absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 10\^9/L, Hb ≥ 8.5 g/L, PLT ≥ 75 × 10\^9/L.
  • No history of severe arrhythmia, heart failure, severe pulmonary ventilation disorders, or severe lung infections; no acute or chronic renal failure, and creatinine clearance rate \> 40 mL/min.
  • Women of childbearing potential must agree to use contraception during the medication period and for 6 months after the end of medication; have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to enrollment, and must not be breastfeeding. Men must agree to use contraception during the study period and for 6 months after the end of the study.

You may not qualify if:

  • Tumor rupture with bleeding or suspected abdominal cavity metastasis.
  • Previous treatment with any antitumor therapies before enrollment, such as targeted drugs, PD-1/PD-L1/CTLA-4 monoclonal antibodies, surgery, TACE, FOLFOX systemic chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and Huaier granules.
  • History of allergy to lenvatinib, cadonilimab, or their components.
  • Presence of any active autoimmune disease or a history of autoimmune disease with expected recurrence (e.g., interstitial pneumonia, colitis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, including but not limited to these diseases and syndromes); hypothyroidism treated with stable doses of thyroid replacement hormone; type 1 diabetes mellitus treated with stable doses of insulin; excluding patients with vitiligo or childhood asthma/allergies that have resolved and require no intervention in adulthood.
  • History of immunodeficiency; patients using immunosuppressive drugs or systemic corticosteroids for immunosuppressive purposes and who have continued using them within 2 weeks before signing the informed consent form.
  • Known hereditary or acquired bleeding (e.g., coagulopathy) or thrombotic tendency, such as hemophilia; currently receiving or recently (within 10 days before the start of study treatment) receiving full-dose oral or injectable anticoagulants or thrombolytics for therapeutic purposes (prophylactic use of low-dose aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin is allowed).
  • Severe infection within 4 weeks before the first use of the study drug (CTC AE grade \> 2), such as severe pneumonia requiring hospitalization, bacteremia, or infection complications; baseline chest imaging indicating active lung inflammation; symptoms and signs of infection within 2 weeks before the first use of the study drug or requiring oral or intravenous antibiotic treatment (excluding prophylactic antibiotic use).
  • Urinalysis indicating proteinuria ≥ 1+; if so, a 24-hour urine protein test is required; patients with 24-hour urine protein ≥ 1 g.
  • History of other malignancies within the past 5 years or concurrently, except for cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma in situ, and papillary thyroid carcinoma.
  • Patients with concomitant psychiatric disorders; history of substance abuse, alcohol, or drug addiction.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  • Patients with significant surgical contraindications, such as renal and cardiopulmonary insufficiency, as judged by the investigator, or any other reasons deemed unsuitable for participation in this trial by the investigator.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (6)

Fujian provincial hospital

Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China

RECRUITING

First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

Fuzhou, Fujian, 350005, China

NOT YET RECRUITING

Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University

Fuzhou, Fujian, 350025, China

NOT YET RECRUITING

Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University

Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China

NOT YET RECRUITING

First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University

Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China

NOT YET RECRUITING

Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

Zhangzhou, Fujian, 363099, China

NOT YET RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE ONLY
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Target Duration
3 Years
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 28, 2024

First Posted

August 26, 2024

Study Start

September 30, 2024

Primary Completion

February 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Last Updated

October 15, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-10

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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