The Study of Atezolizumab, Bevacizumab and Memantine in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

NCT ID: NCT06789757

Last Updated: 2025-10-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

19 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-02-25

Study Completion Date

2028-01-27

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this research is to see the effect of triplet therapy with atezolizumab, bevacizumab, and memantine in treatment of your hepatocellular carcinoma.

Detailed Description

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The goal of this study is to investigate the impact of targeting the NMDA receptor pathway, by enrolling patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing systemic therapy. The study will involve adding memantine to the standard treatment of atezolizumab and bevacizumab, administered in 21-day cycles over six months. Patients will complete quality of life surveys at each cycle to assess their well-being and cancer-related symptoms.

Conditions

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Addition of Memantine to Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab (the current systemic standard of care)

The study intervention consists of the use of the triplet therapy (atezolizumab, bevacizumab, and memantine) given in 21-day cycles over six months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Memantine Hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Memantine (5mg) is an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist given in 21-day cycles over six months in combination with Bevacizumab and Atezolizumab. Each week memantine will be escalated by 5mg as tolerated

Bevacizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab (15mg/kg) is a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor given in 21-day cycles over six months in combination with Memantine and Atezolizumab.

Atezolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Atezolizumab (1200mg) is a programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) blocking antibody given in 21-day cycles over six months in combination with Memantine and Bevacizumab

Interventions

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Memantine Hydrochloride

Memantine (5mg) is an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist given in 21-day cycles over six months in combination with Bevacizumab and Atezolizumab. Each week memantine will be escalated by 5mg as tolerated

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab

Bevacizumab (15mg/kg) is a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor given in 21-day cycles over six months in combination with Memantine and Atezolizumab.

Intervention Type DRUG

Atezolizumab

Atezolizumab (1200mg) is a programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) blocking antibody given in 21-day cycles over six months in combination with Memantine and Bevacizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Namenda Avastin Tecentriq

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18 or older.
2. Patients have newly diagnosed and previously untreated, histologically or radiologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma with at least one lesion that is measurable by RECIST 1.1 criteria. A prior HCC lesion that was treated surgically or by radiation is allowed as long as it was at least 2 years or more from the current HCC diagnosis.
3. Patient's cancer must be deemed locally advanced and unresectable
4. Patients must have a Childs-Pugh cirrhosis score of A5 or A6.
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of 0-1.
6. Patients must have bone marrow and organ function as defined below:

* Absolute Neutrophil Count ≥ 1,500/μL
* Platelets ≥ 100,000/μL
* Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L (9g/dL)
* Total Bilirubin ≤ 3 x ULN
* AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT)/Alkaline Phosphatase ≤ 3 x ULN Or ≤5x ULN if due to liver involvement by tumor
* Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
* eGFR (using Cockcroft Gault equation) \> 40ml/min
7. Chemotherapy is harmful to the human fetus. For this reason, sexually active males and females with partners of childbearing potential must agree to use an accepted and effective method of contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of the study.
8. Patients must demonstrate the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
9. Men and women, regardless of race, ethnic group, or sexual orientation are eligible for this study.
10. Patient must be able to swallow oral medication.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with Childs-Pugh B or C cirrhosis.
2. Female patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
3. Concomitant illness that would prevent adequate patient assessment or in the investigators' opinion pose an added risk for study participants.
4. Any history or evidence of severe illness or any other condition that would make the patient, in the opinion of the investigator unsuitable for the study. This would include any uncontrolled or untreated viral infection such as HIV, HBV, HCV etc.
5. Subject is enrolled in a separate interventional clinical trial.
6. Active tuberculosis.
7. Significant cardiovascular disease (such as New York Heart Association Class II or greater cardiac disease, myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accident) within 3 months prior to initiation of study treatment, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable angina.
8. History of severe allergic anaphylactic reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins.
9. Known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or to any component of the atezolizumab or bevacizumab formulation.
10. Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC.
11. Uncontrolled tumor-related pain. Patients requiring pain medication must be on a stable regimen at study entry.
12. Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment.
13. Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing central nervous system (CNS) metastases.

18\. Active, untreated grade 2 or 3 varices. Patients with treated varices to the point that they are grade 1 or less will be allowed.

19\. Patients already on memantine for any reason prior to enrollment will be excluded.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Inova Health Care Services

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Arthur Winer, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigator

Locations

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Inova Schar Cancer Institute - Fair Oaks

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Inova Health Care Service

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Keary Jane't

Role: CONTACT

571-472-4724

Elahe Mollapour

Role: CONTACT

571-472-4724

Facility Contacts

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Keary Jane't

Role: primary

571-472-3173

Elahe Mollapour

Role: primary

571-472-0615

Keary Jane't

Role: backup

571-472-3173

References

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Cabrera R, Nelson DR. Review article: the management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2010 Feb 15;31(4):461-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.04200.x. Epub 2009 Nov 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19925500 (View on PubMed)

Rawla P, Sunkara T, Muralidharan P, Raj JP. Update in global trends and aetiology of hepatocellular carcinoma. Contemp Oncol (Pozn). 2018;22(3):141-150. doi: 10.5114/wo.2018.78941. Epub 2018 Sep 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30455585 (View on PubMed)

El-Serag HB, Kanwal F. Epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States: where are we? Where do we go? Hepatology. 2014 Nov;60(5):1767-75. doi: 10.1002/hep.27222. Epub 2014 Aug 25. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24839253 (View on PubMed)

Liu P, Xie SH, Hu S, Cheng X, Gao T, Zhang C, Song Z. Age-specific sex difference in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States. Oncotarget. 2017 Jul 12;8(40):68131-68137. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.19245. eCollection 2017 Sep 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28978103 (View on PubMed)

Kim E, Viatour P. Hepatocellular carcinoma: old friends and new tricks. Exp Mol Med. 2020 Dec;52(12):1898-1907. doi: 10.1038/s12276-020-00527-1. Epub 2020 Dec 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33268834 (View on PubMed)

Amit S, Jorge A M. Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2008 Mar;4(3):201-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21904498 (View on PubMed)

Singal AG, Lampertico P, Nahon P. Epidemiology and surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma: New trends. J Hepatol. 2020 Feb;72(2):250-261. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.08.025.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31954490 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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INOVA-2023-74

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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