Actively Recruiting

Phase 2
Age: 18Years - 80Years
All Genders
NCT03259867

Combination of TATE and PD-1 Inhibitor in Liver Cancer

Led by Teclison Ltd. · Updated on 2026-04-16

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Participants Needed

3

Research Sites

521 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

This is a multi-center, open-label phase IIA study that investigates the preliminary efficacy of Trans-arterial Tirapazamine Embolization (TATE) treatment of liver cancer followed by a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor (nivolumab). Patients with two types of cancers will be enrolled, advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC),and metastatic gastric cancer. All enrolled patients need to have liver lesions and have progressed on a prior immune checkpoint inhibitor.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Combination of TATE and PD-1 Inhibitor in Liver Cancer

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 80Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Patients with confirmed advanced hepatocellular carcinoma or metastatic gastric cancer
  • Age between 18 and 80 years
  • Progressive disease on prior immune checkpoint inhibitor for HCC or failure of at least one chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitor for gastric cancer
  • Presence of liver tumor lesions with at least one lesion 2 cm or larger suitable for selective TATE treatment
  • ECOG performance status of 2 or less
  • Child-Pugh score between 5 and 7 for HCC patients
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (immunotherapy timing not restricted)
  • Hemoglobin level of 8 g/dL or higher, platelet count of 50,000 or more, creatinine 2 or less, AST and ALT less than 10 times the upper limit, total bilirubin less than 3
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • History of major autoimmune disorders
  • Major gastrointestinal bleeding within the past 2 months

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 3 locations

1

University of California, Irvine

Orange, California, United States, 92868

Actively Recruiting

2

University of Oklahoma Health Science Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

Actively Recruiting

3

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226

Actively Recruiting

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Research Team

R

Ray Lee, MD. PhD

CONTACT

C

Chiwei Lu, PhD.

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

2

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