A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Multiple Immunotherapy-Based Treatment Combinations in Patients With Advanced Liver Cancers (Morpheus-Liver)

NCT ID: NCT04524871

Last Updated: 2026-01-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

518 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a Phase Ib/II, open-label, multicenter, randomized umbrella study in participants with advanced liver cancers. The study is designed with the flexibility to open new treatment arms as new treatments become available, close existing treatment arms that demonstrate minimal clinical activity or unacceptable toxicity, modify the participant population, or introduce additional cohorts of participants with other types of advanced primary liver cancer.

Cohort 1 will enroll participants with locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have not received prior systemic therapy for their disease. Eligible participants will initially be randomly assigned to one of several treatment arms (Stage 1). Participants who experience loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity during Stage 1 may be eligible to receive treatment with a different treatment combination (Stage 2). When a Stage 2 treatment combination is available, this will be introduced by amending the protocol.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Advanced Liver Cancers

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Stage 1: Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab

Participants will receive atezolizumab plus bevacizumab until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit, as determined by the investigator after an integrated assessment of radiographic and biochemical data, local biopsy results (if available), and clinical status.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Atezolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Atezolizumab will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg by IV on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Stage 1: Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab + Tiragolumab

Participants will receive atezolizumab plus bevacizumab plus tiragolumab until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit, as determined by the investigator after an integrated assessment of radiographic and biochemical data, local biopsy results (if available), and clinical status.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Atezolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Atezolizumab will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg by IV on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Tiragolumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Tiragolumab will be administered at a dose of 600 mg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Stage 1: Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab + Tocilizumab

Participants will receive atezolizumab plus bevacizumab plus tocilizumab until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit, as determined by the investigator after an integrated assessment of radiographic and biochemical data, local biopsy results (if available), and clinical status.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Atezolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Atezolizumab will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg by IV on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Tocilizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Tocilizumab will be administered at a dose of 8 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Stage 1: Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab + TPST-1120

Participants will receive atezolizumab plus bevacizumab plus TPST-1120 until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit, as determined by the investigator after an integrated assessment of radiographic and biochemical data, local biopsy results (if available), and clinical status.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Atezolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Atezolizumab will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg by IV on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

TPST-1120

Intervention Type DRUG

TPST-1120 will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg by mouth on Days 1-21 of each 21 day cycle.

Stage 1: Tobemstomig 2100 mg Q2W + Bevacizumab

Participants will receive Tobemstomig plus bevacizumab until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit, as determined by the investigator after an integrated assessment of radiographic and biochemical data, local biopsy results (if available), and clinical status.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Tobemstomig 2100 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Tobemstomig will be administered at a dose of 2100 mg by IV infusion on Days 1 and 15 of each 28 day cycle.

Bevacizumab 10 mg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 10 mg/kg by IV infusion on Days 1 and 15 of each 28 day cycle.

Stage 1: Tobemstomig 600 mg Q3W + Bevacizumab

Participants will receive Tobemstomig plus bevacizumab until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit, as determined by the investigator after an integrated assessment of radiographic and biochemical data, local biopsy results (if available), and clinical status.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Tobemstomig 600 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Tobemstomig will be administered at a dose of 600 mg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Stage 1: Tobemstomig 1200 mg Q3W + Bevacizumab

Participants will receive Tobemstomig plus bevacizumab until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit, as determined by the investigator after an integrated assessment of radiographic and biochemical data, local biopsy results (if available), and clinical status.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Tobemstomig 1200 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Tobemstomig will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg every 3 weeks.

Stage 1: Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab + ADG126

Participants will receive atezolizumab plus bevacizumab plus ADG126 until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit as determined by the investigator after an integrated assessment of radiographic and biochemical data, local biopsy results (if available), and clinical status.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Atezolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Atezolizumab will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg by IV on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

ADG126

Intervention Type DRUG

ADG126 will be administered at a dose of 6 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of every other cycle (cycle length = 21 days).

Stage 1: Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab + IO-108 1200 mg Q3W

Participants will receive atezolizumab plus bevacizumab plus IO-108 until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit, as determined by the investigator after an integrated assessment of radiographic and biochemical data, local biopsy results (if available), and clinical status.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Atezolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Atezolizumab will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg by IV on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

IO-108 1200 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

IO-108 will be administered at a dose 1200 mg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Stage 1: Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab + NKT2152

Participants will receive atezolizumab plus bevacizumab plus NKT2152 until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit, as determined by the investigator after an integrated assessment of radiographic and biochemical data, local biopsy results (if available), and clinical status.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Atezolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Atezolizumab will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg by IV on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

NKT2152

Intervention Type DRUG

NKT2152 will be administered by mouth.

Stage 1: Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab+ IO-108 1800 mg Q3W

Participants will receive atezolizumab plus bevacizumab plus IO-108 until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit, as determined by the investigator after an integrated assessment of radiographic andbiochemical data, local biopsy results (if available), and clinical status

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

IO-108 1800 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

IO-108 will be administered at a dose 1800 mg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Interventions

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Atezolizumab

Atezolizumab will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg by IV on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Intervention Type DRUG

Tiragolumab

Tiragolumab will be administered at a dose of 600 mg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Intervention Type DRUG

Tocilizumab

Tocilizumab will be administered at a dose of 8 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Intervention Type DRUG

TPST-1120

TPST-1120 will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg by mouth on Days 1-21 of each 21 day cycle.

Intervention Type DRUG

Tobemstomig 2100 mg

Tobemstomig will be administered at a dose of 2100 mg by IV infusion on Days 1 and 15 of each 28 day cycle.

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab 10 mg/kg

Bevacizumab will be administered at a dose of 10 mg/kg by IV infusion on Days 1 and 15 of each 28 day cycle.

Intervention Type DRUG

Tobemstomig 600 mg

Tobemstomig will be administered at a dose of 600 mg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Intervention Type DRUG

Tobemstomig 1200 mg

Tobemstomig will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg every 3 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

ADG126

ADG126 will be administered at a dose of 6 mg/kg by IV infusion on Day 1 of every other cycle (cycle length = 21 days).

Intervention Type DRUG

IO-108 1800 mg

IO-108 will be administered at a dose 1800 mg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Intervention Type DRUG

NKT2152

NKT2152 will be administered by mouth.

Intervention Type DRUG

IO-108 1200 mg

IO-108 will be administered at a dose 1200 mg by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Tecentriq Avastin Actemra Avastin

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Stage 1

* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 within 7 days prior to randomization
* Locally advanced or metastatic and/or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with diagnosis confirmed by histology/cytology or clinically by American Association for the Study of
* Liver Diseases criteria in cirrhotic patients
* Child-Pugh class A within 7 days prior to randomization
* Disease that is not amenable to curative surgical and/or locoregional therapies
* No prior systemic treatment for HCC
* Life expectancy \>= 3 months
* Availability of a representative tumor specimen that is suitable for determination of PD-L1 and/or additional biomarker status via central testing

Stage 1 and Stage 2

* Measurable disease according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors v1.1
* Adequate hematologic and end-organ function within 7 days prior to initiation of study treatment
* Documented virology status of hepatitis, as confirmed by screening tests for hepatitis B virus - (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)
* Negative HIV test at screening
* For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent or use contraception and for men: agreement to remain abstinent or use contraception, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm

Stage 2

* ECOG Performance Status of 0, 1, or 2
* Ability to initiate Stage 2 treatment within 3 months after experiencing unacceptable toxicity not related to atezolizumab or RO7247669 or loss of clinical benefit as determined by the investigator while receiving Stage 1 treatment
* Availability of a tumor specimen from a biopsy performed upon discontinuation of Stage 1 (if deemed clinically feasible)

NKT2152-Containing Arm:

* Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 X ULN in the absence of Gilbert's disease (≤ 3.0 X ULN if Gilbert's disease)
* AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 X ULN (≤ 5 X ULN if liver metastases present)

Exclusion Criteria

Stage 1

* Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies or inhibitors targeting HIF2a
* Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study
* Treatment with locoregional therapy to liver within 28 days prior to initiation of study, or non-recovery from side effects of any such procedure
* Untreated or incompletely treated esophageal and/or gastric varices with bleeding or at high risk for bleeding
* Prior bleeding event due to esophageal and/or gastric varices within 6 months prior to initiation of study
* AEs from prior anti-cancer therapy that have not resolved to Grade \<= 1 or better, with the exception of alopecia of any grade
* Inadequately controlled hypertension
* History of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
* Significant vascular disease
* History of hemoptysis within 1 month prior to initiation of study
* Evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy
* Current or recent use of aspirin (\>325 mg/day) or treatment with clopidogrel, dipyramidole, ticlopidine, or cilostazol
* Current or recent use of full-dose oral or parenteral anticoagulants or thrombolytic agents for therapeutic (as opposed to prophylactic) purpose
* Core biopsy or other minor surgical procedure within 3 days prior to initiation of study
* History of abdominal or tracheoesophageal fistula, GI perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess, intestinal obstruction and/or clinical signs/symptoms of GI obstruction
* Evidence of abdominal free air not explained by paracentesis or recent surgery
* Serious, non-healing/dehiscing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture
* Grade \>=2 proteinuria
* Metastatic disease involving major airways/blood vessels, or centrally located mediastinal tumor masses of large volume
* History of clinically significant intra-abdominal inflammatory process
* Radiotherapy within 28 days or abdominal/pelvic radiotherapy within 60 days prior to initiation of study with the exception of palliative radiotherapy to bone lesions within 7 days prior to initiation of study
* Major surgery, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to initiation of study; or abdominal surgery, abdominal interventions or significant abdominal traumatic injury within 60 days prior to initiation of study; or anticipation of need for major surgery during study or non-recovery from side effects of any such procedure
* Chronic daily treatment with NSAID
* Eligible only for control arm

Stage 1 and 2

* Fibrolamellar or sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC
* History of hepatic encephalopathy
* Moderate or severe ascites
* HBV and HCV coinfection
* Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing CNS metastases
* History of leptomeningeal disease
* Uncontrolled tumor-related pain
* Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures
* Uncontrolled or symptomatic hypercalcemia
* Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency
* History of IPF, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan
* Active TB
* Significant CV disease within 3 months prior to initiation of study, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable angina
* Major surgery, other than for diagnosis, within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study, or anticipated major surgery during study
* History of malignancy other than HCC within 5 years prior to screening
* Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study
* Treatment with therapeutic oral or IV antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study
* Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation
* Treatment with a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study, or anticipation of need for such a vaccine during atezolizumab treatment or within 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab
* History of severe allergic anaphylactic reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
* Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or any of their excipients
* Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory, immunosuppressive agents within 4 weeks or 5 drug-elimination half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to initiation of study
* Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medication within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study
* Grade \>= 3 hemorrhage or bleeding event within 8 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment
* Patients entering Stage 2: immunotherapy-related adverse events that have not resolved to Grade 1 or better or to baseline at time of consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Adagene Inc

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tempest Therapeutics

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

NiKang Therapeutics, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Immune-Onc Therapeutics

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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UC Irvine Medical Center

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

City of Hope

Duarte, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California San Diego

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

UC Irvine Medical Center

Orange, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California San Francisco Cancer Center

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

UCLA Center for East

Santa Monica, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cherry Creek Medical Center

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Colorado Hospital - Anschutz Cancer Pavilion

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

UCHealth Cancer Center Pharmacy - Highlands Ranch Hospital

Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Georgetown University Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Kentucky - Markey Cancer Center

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Sarah Cannon Research Institute / Tennessee Oncology

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status COMPLETED

Parkland Health & Hospital System

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Beijing Cancer Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status RECRUITING

Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University

Shanghai, , China

Site Status COMPLETED

Centre Georges Francois Leclerc

Dijon, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

CHU Hôpitaux de Marseille

Marseille, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Centre Eugène Marquis

Rennes, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Rambam Medical Center

Haifa, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Hadassah University Medical Center

Jerusalem, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Davidof Center - Rabin Medical Center

Petah Tikva, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Sourasky Medical Centre

Tel Aviv, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Auckland City Hospital

Auckland, , New Zealand

Site Status RECRUITING

CHA Bundang Medical Center

Gyeonggi-do, , South Korea

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Asan Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

National Cheng Kung University Hospital

Tainan, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States China France Israel New Zealand South Korea Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Reference Study ID Number: GO42216 https://forpatients.roche.com/

Role: CONTACT

888-662-6728 (U.S. and Canada)

References

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Finn RS, Ryoo BY, Hsu CH, Li D, Burgoyne AM, Cotter C, Badhrinarayanan S, Wang Y, Yin A, Edubilli TR, Mahrus S, Secrest MH, Shemesh CS, Yu N, Hack SP, Cha E, Gane E. Tiragolumab in combination with atezolizumab and bevacizumab in patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (MORPHEUS-Liver): a randomised, open-label, phase 1b-2, study. Lancet Oncol. 2025 Feb;26(2):214-226. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00679-X. Epub 2025 Jan 21.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39855251 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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GO42216

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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