Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Toripalimab Combined With Bevacizumab Versus Sorafenib Therapy for HCC

NCT ID: NCT04723004

Last Updated: 2023-08-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

326 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-15

Study Completion Date

2024-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel-group, active controlled, multi-center phase III registration clinical study to observe, compare and evaluate the efficacy and safety of Toripalimab (hereafter referred to as JS001) combined with Bevacizumab versus Sorafenib as the first-line therapy for advanced HCC This study will enroll the patients with locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma who could not be radically cured and not receive any prior systemic therapy. The study will use PFS and OS as the co-primary endpoints, with approximately 280 patients planned to be enrolled.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental group

Toripalimab combined with Bevacizumab

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Toripalimab combined with Bevacizumab

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Experimental group:

Toripalimab, 240mg, IV infusion, every 3 weeks (q3w). combined with Bevacizumab 15mg/kg, IV infusion, every 3 weeks (q3w), Continuous infusion, in a cycle of 3 weeks (21 days), until occurrence of termination event specified in the protocol.

Control group

Sorafenib

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sorafenib

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group:

Sorafenib 400mg, po, Bid, continuous administration, until occurrence of termination event specified in the protocol.

Interventions

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Toripalimab combined with Bevacizumab

Experimental group:

Toripalimab, 240mg, IV infusion, every 3 weeks (q3w). combined with Bevacizumab 15mg/kg, IV infusion, every 3 weeks (q3w), Continuous infusion, in a cycle of 3 weeks (21 days), until occurrence of termination event specified in the protocol.

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Sorafenib

Control group:

Sorafenib 400mg, po, Bid, continuous administration, until occurrence of termination event specified in the protocol.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age of 18-75 years (inclusive), male or female.
2. Histological or cytological diagnosis of HCC or clinical diagnosis of HCC in cirrhotic patients per the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) guideline.
3. Unresectable BCLC B/C
4. No previous systemic therapy for HCC, patients with prior adjuvant therapy alone who relapsed at 6 months or above after the last adjuvant therapy may be enrolled.
5. ≥ 1 measurable lesion per RECISTv1.1.
6. Child-Pugh class A, with no history of hepatic encephalopathy.
7. ECOG PS 0 or 1.
8. Predicted life expectancy ≥12 weeks.
9. adequate main organ functions
10. In case of HBsAg (+) and/or HBcAb (+), HBV DNA is required to be \< 2000 IU/mL. Patients with anti-HCV antibody positive and HCV- RNA\>1000 copies/mL will be excluded; HBV/HCV co-infected patients will be excluded. patients with a prior history of HCV infection who tested negative for HCV-RNA can be considered HCV uninfected.
11. Female subjects of childbearing potential must receive serum pregnancy test within 7 days before randomization and the result should be negative, and should be willing to adopt reliable and effective contraceptive methods during the trial and within 60 days after the last dose of study drug. The male patients whose partners are women of childbearing potential must agree to use reliable and effective contraceptive methods during the trial and within 60 days after the last dose of study drug.
12. Being voluntary to participate in the study, sufficiently informed consent and signature of written informed consent form, with good compliance.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known ICC or mixed cell carcinoma, sarcomatoid HCC and hepatic fibrolamellar carcinoma.
2. History of malignancy other than HCC within 5 years prior to screening.
3. Hepatic surgery and/or local therapy or investigational treatment with for HCC within 4 weeks prior to randomization, or palliative radiotherapy for bone metastatic lesion within 2 weeks prior to randomization, or Chinese medicine preparation with anti-liver cancer effect within 2 weeks prior to randomization, and non-recovery (not recovered to ≤ NCI-CTCAE v5.0 grade 1) from side effects of any such treatment (except alopecia).
4. Prior other anti-PD-1 antibody therapy or other immunotherapy against PD- 1 / PD-L1.
5. Uncontrolled pericardial effusion, uncontrolled pleural effusion or clinically obvious moderate/severe pleural effusion at screening.
6. History of gastrointestinal hemorrhage within 6 months prior to randomization; the patients with portal hypertension need to receive gastroscopy to exclude the patients with "red sign", if they are considered by investigators to have high risk for hemorrhage (including moderate-to-severe esophageal and/or gastric varices with hemorrhagic risk, locally active peptic ulcer and persistent fecal occult blood (+)). The patient needs to be excluded if there is a history of "red sign" in gastroscopy.
7. Having ≥ grade 3 (NCI-CTC AE v5.0) gastrointestinal or non- gastrointestinal fistula at present.
8. Cancer thrombus in the main trunk of portal vein involving contralateral portal vein branch, or involving superior mesenteric vein. Cancer thrombus in inferior vena cava should be excluded.
9. Serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
10. Having major bleeding and coagulation disorders or other obvious evidence on hemorrhagic tendency:
11. Medium to large surgical treatment within 4 weeks prior to randomization (except diagnostic biopsy).
12. Central nervous system metastases.
13. Serious, non-healing or dehiscing wound, active ulcer or untreated bone fracture.
14. Vaccination of live vaccine within 30 days prior to randomization.
15. Active autoimmune diseases requiring systemic treatment (i.e., immunomodulatory drug, corticosteroid or immunosuppressant) in the past 2 years; however, replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin or physiological corticosteroid replacement therapy for renal or pituitary insufficiency), inhaled or topical corticosteroids will not be excluded.
16. History of clear interstitial lung disease or non-infectious pneumonia, unless induced by local radiotherapy; Presence of active tuberculosis during screening period or previous anti-tuberculosis treatment within one year prior to randomization.
17. Any serious acute and chronic infection requiring systemic antibacterial, antifungal or antiviral therapy at screening, not including viral hepatitis.
18. Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
19. Previously receiving allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation.
20. Inability to swallow tablets, malabsorption syndrome or any condition that affects gastrointestinal absorption.
21. Known history of serious allergy to any monoclonal antibody, targeted anti- angiogenic drug.
22. Other unsuitable subjects as per the investigators.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Co., Ltd.

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical college

Bengbu, Anhui, China

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Anhui Cancer Hospital

Hefei, Anhui, China

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Anhui Provincial Hospital

Hefei, Anhui, China

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The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University

Hefei, Anhui, China

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Beijing Cancer Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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China PLA General Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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Army Medical Center of PLA

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

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The Southwest Hospital Of AMU

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

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The Frist Hospital of Lanzhou University

Lanzhou, Gansu, China

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Gansu Wuwei Tumor Hospital

Wuwei, Gansu, China

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The First Peoples Hospital of Foshan

Foshan, Guangdong, China

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Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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SSun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Yuebei People's Hospital

Shaoguan, Guangdong, China

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Hainan General Hospital

Haikou, Hainan, China

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Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

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he First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

Zhengzhou, Henan, China

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Henan Provincial Cancer Hospital

Zhengzhou, Henan, China

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Hubei Cancer Hospital

Wuhan, Hubei, China

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Hunan Cancer Hospital

Changsha, Hunan, China

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Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, China

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NanJing Drum Tower Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

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Nantong Tumor Hospital

Nantong, Jiangsu, China

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The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University

Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University

Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

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The first Affiliated hospital of Nanchang University

Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

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The Second Affiliated hospital of Nanchang University

Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

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Jilin Cancer Hospital

Changchun, Jilin, China

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Jilin Guowen Hospital

Changchun, Jilin, China

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Liaoning cancer hospital

Shenyang, Liaoning, China

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Shandong Cancer Hospital

Jinan, Shandong, China

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The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University

Qingdao, Shandong, China

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First Affiliated Hospital of Xian Jiaotong University

Xi’an, Shanxi, China

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Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital

Xi’an, Shanxi, China

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Sichuan Cancer Hospital

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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West China Hospital,Sichuan University

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Gaoxiong, Taiwan, China

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MacKay Memorial Hospital

Taibei, Taiwan, China

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Changhua Christian Hospital

Zhanghua, Taiwan, China

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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital

Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China

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Yunnan Cancer Hospital

Kunming, Yunnan, China

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ShuLan(HangZhou) Hospital

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital,Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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ZheJiang Cancer Hospital

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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ZheJiang Provincial People's Hospital

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

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Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Of HUST

Wuhan, Zhejiang, China

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Xiehe Hospital Tongji Medical College Of HUST

Wuhan, Zhejiang, China

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Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University

Wuhan, Zhejiang, China

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Jia Fan

Shanghai, , China

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Curie Oncology

Singapore, , Singapore

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Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

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Countries

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China Singapore

References

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Shi Y, Han G, Zhou J, Shi X, Jia W, Cheng Y, Jin Y, Hua X, Wen T, Wu J, Gu S, Bai Y, Wang X, Zhang T, Chen Z, Zhang B, Huang M, Liu H, Mao Y, Zhou L, Wang R, Shan Y, Zhang W, Song T, Guo Y, Zhou F, Shao B, Zhang M, Liang B, Zheng J, Zhang G, Shen J, Su W, Zhang F, He Y, Hu S, Liu R, Zhang C, Shen S, Zeng H, Wang TE, Guo W, Shen Y, Chen Y, Li Y, Samol J, Hu H, Zhang W, Du C, Li E, Liu C, Pin CS, Li X, Xu H, Huang JF, Hao C, Lv J, Wang W, Xu Q, Bai A, Zhang X, Liu B, Jin C, Fan J. Toripalimab plus bevacizumab versus sorafenib as first-line treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HEPATORCH): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Jul;10(7):658-670. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(25)00059-7. Epub 2025 May 20.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40409323 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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JS001-035-III-HCC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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