Clinical trial • Phase II/III • Oncology

DURVALUMAB for Hepatocellular carcinoma

Phase II/III trial of DURVALUMAB for Hepatocellular carcinoma.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Trial Stage
Phase II/III
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody|Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
18-04-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
11-08-2025

Trial design

Randomised, durvalumab + tremelimumab with hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (gemox: gemcitabine + oxaliplatin) versus durvalumab + tremelimumab alone; specific doses and schedules not specified in the provided data.-controlled Phase II/III trial across 13 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Durvalumab + Tremelimumab with Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy (GEMOX: gemcitabine + oxaliplatin) versus Durvalumab + Tremelimumab alone; specific doses and schedules not specified in the provided data.
Target Sample Size
196

Eligibility

Recruits 196 Vulnerable population not selected for inclusion. Informed consent required: "Patients must have provided consent for the study by signing and dating a written informed consent form prior to any study specific procedures, sampling, or analyses. When the patient is physically unable to give their written consent, a trusted person of their choice, independent from the investigator or the sponsor, can confirm in writing the patient’s consent". Patients deprived of liberty or under protective custody or guardianship are excluded..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding or male or female patients of reproductive potential who are not willing to employ effective birth control from screening to 90 days after the last dose of durvalumab monotherapy or180 days after the last dose of durvalumab and tremelimumab combination therapy.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population not selected for inclusion. Informed consent required: "Patients must have provided consent for the study by signing and dating a written informed consent form prior to any study specific procedures, sampling, or analyses. When the patient is physically unable to give their written consent, a trusted person of their choice, independent from the investigator or the sponsor, can confirm in writing the patient’s consent". Patients deprived of liberty or under protective custody or guardianship are excluded.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Age ≥18 years old,\n- Women of childbearing potential must be willing to use a highly effective method of birth control for the duration of the study, and ≥90 days after the last dose of durvalumab monotherapy or durvalumab and tremelimumab combination therapy,, for at least 15 months after the end of the treatment with oxaliplatin, for at least 6 months after the end of the treatment with gemcitabine, and have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test ≤7 days of first dose of study drug. In case of a urine pregnancy test, it must be a highly sensitive urine pregnancy test.\n- Non-sterile males must be willing to use a highly effective method of birth control for the duration of the study and for ≥90 after the last dose of durvalumab monotherapy or durvalumab and tremelimumab combination therapy, for at least 12 months after the end of the treatment with oxaliplatin, for at least 3 months after the end of the treatment with gemcitabine. A sterile male is defined as one for whom azoospermia has been previously demonstrated in a semen sample examination as definitive evidence of infertility. Males with known “low sperm counts” (consistent with “sub-fertility”) are not to be considered sterile for purposes of this study.\n- Men and women patients must consent to not donate or bank sperm or ova during treatment and for 180 days after treatment stop\n- Patients must have provided consent for the study by signing and dating a written informed consent form prior to any study specific procedures, sampling, or analyses. When the patient is physically unable to give their written consent, a trusted person of their choice, independent from the investigator or the sponsor, can confirm in writing the patient’s consent\n- Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up\n- Patient affiliated to a social security regimen\n- Patient presenting with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), advanced or unresectable, diagnosed either by histological or radiological criteria as described by EASL criteria, if no biopsy could be performed safely.\n- High-tumor burden, defined as at least one of the three criteria: (i) Vp4 PVTT, (ii) Vp3 PVTT with bilobar tumoral involvement and/or (iii) liver involvement >50% (as assessed by the investigator). Extra-hepatic spread is allowed.\n- Child-Pugh A liver function stage B or stage C according to Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer classification (BCLC) of hepatocarcinoma\n- Performance status Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0 to 1\n- Must have a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks\n- Body weight >30 kg\n- At least 1 lesion, not previously irradiated, that qualifies as a RECIST 1.1 target lesion (TL) at baseline. Tumor assessment by computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) must be performed within 28 days prior to randomization\n- Adequate organ and marrow function as indicated by the following laboratory values a. Haemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL, b. Platelet count ≥100 × 10^9/L, c. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC ≥1.0 × 109 /L) d. creatinine clearance > 40 mL/min (according to Cockcroft or MDRD formula) e. AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) ≤5x ULN f. Serum bilirubin ≤1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN). g. International normalised ratio (INR) < 2.3 h. Potassium < 3,5 mEq/L (< 3,5 mmol/L) i. Magnesium < 1,8 mg/dL (< 0,70 mmol/L) j. Total serum calcium concentration < 8.8 mg/dL (< 2.20 mmol/L)"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous systemic treatment (either immunotherapy, anti-angiogenics, chemotherapy, or any combination thereof)\n- Major surgical procedure (as defined by the Investigator) within 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Note: Local surgery of isolated lesions for palliative intent is acceptable, patient must not be eligible for liver transplantation\n- Prior malignancy active within the previous 5 years of inclusion except for locally curable cancers considered cured or successfully resected, such as basal or squamous cell skin cancers, superficial bladder cancer, or gastric cancers, or carcinoma in situ of the prostate, cervix, or breast carcinomas. Any oncological concomitant treatment is not allowed during the treatment period. a) Radiotherapy within 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug\n- Previous treatment with hepatic arterial infusion of chemotherapy\n- Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or any of the study drug excipients\n- Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding or male or female patients of reproductive potential who are not willing to employ effective birth control from screening to 90 days after the last dose of durvalumab monotherapy or180 days after the last dose of durvalumab and tremelimumab combination therapy.\n- Participation in another therapeutic trial within the 30 days prior to study inclusion\n- Prior randomisation or treatment in a previous durvalumab and/or tremelimumab clinical study regardless of treatment arm assignment.\n- Concurrent enrolment in another clinical study, unless it is an observational (noninterventional) clinical study or during the follow-up period of an interventional study\n- Patients deprived of their liberty or under protective custody or guardianship\n- Patients unable to adhere to the protocol for geographical, social, or psychological reasons or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring AEs or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent\n- History of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis\n- Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC.\n- History of hepatic encephalopathy within the past 6 months or requirement for medications to prevent or control encephalopathy (eg, no lactulose, rifaximin, etc if used for purposes of hepatic encephalopathy).\n- Active or prior documented gastrointestinal bleeding (GI; eg, esophageal varices or ulcer bleeding) within the past 6 months. Note: For participants with a history of GI bleeding greater than 6 months or assessed as high risk for esophageal varices by the investigator, including main trunk portal vein thrombosis, a recent endoscopy within 3 months of enrolment and adequate endoscopic therapy according to institutional standards is required.\n- Any unresolved toxicity NCI CTCAE grade ≥2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, vitiligo, and the laboratory values defined in the inclusion criteria a) Patients with Grade ≥2 neuropathy will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis after consultation with the Study Physician. b) Patients with irreversible toxicity not reasonably expected to be exacerbated by treatment with durvalumab or tremelimumab may be included only after consultation with the Study Physician.\n- Any concurrent chemotherapy, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment. Concurrent use of hormonal therapy for non–cancer-related conditions (e.g., hormone replacement therapy) is acceptable.\n- Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease [e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease], diverticulitis [with the exception of diverticulosis], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc.]). The following are exceptions to this criterion: a) Patients with vitiligo or alopecia b) Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement c) Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy d) Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the study physician e) Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone\n- History of interstitial lung disease, non-infectious pneumonitis or uncontrolled diseases including pulmonary fibrosis, acute lung diseases\n- Ionic disorders as: a. Potassium < 3,5 mEq/L (< 3,5 mmol/L) b. Magnesium < 1,8 mg/dL (< 0,70 mmol/L) c. Total serum calcium concentration < 8.8 mg/dL (< 2.20 mmol/L)\n- Known active hepatitis infection, positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) or HBV core antibody (anti-HBc), at screening. Participants with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of anti-HBc and absence of HBsAg) are eligible. Participants positive for HCV antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA.\n- Known to have been tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (positive HIV 1/2 antibodies) or active tuberculosis infection (clinical evaluation that may include clinical history, physical examination and radiographic findings, or tuberculosis testing in line with local practice).\n- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, interstitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea\n- Mean QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) ≥470 ms calculated from 3 ECGs (within 15 minutes at 5 minutes apart)\n- Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of durvalumab or tremelimumab. The following are exceptions to this criterion: ➢ Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g., intra articular injection) ➢ Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed <<10 mg/day>> of prednisone or its equivalent ➢ Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication)\n- Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug\n- History of allogenic organ transplantation, or patient with intent for transplantation"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- For the Phase II study: Objective Response Rate (ORR), defined as the proportion of patients with Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) as best response according to RECIST 1.1 by investigator evaluation, within the time frame from randomization to 6-month follow-up.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR per RECIST 1.1 by investigator evaluation from randomization to 6-month follow-up."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- For the Phase III study: Overall survival (OS) defined as the time between randomization and death from any cause. A patient who is alive or lost to follow-up at the time of the analysis will be censored at the date of the last protocol visit actually carried out by the patient.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OS measured as time from randomization to death from any cause; censoring at last protocol visit for alive or lost-to-follow-up patients."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety of the combination evaluated by: o Frequency of limiting toxicity (LT) occurring during the combination phase (i.e. the first 12 weeks). A LT is defined as any toxicity related to the experimental drug, that require definitive treatment discontinuation of any of the study intervention (HAIC or Durvalumab or Tremelimumab). o Frequency and severity of treatment-related adverse Events (AEs) as per NCI-CTCAE v5.0, until 30 days after the end of any study treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Frequency of limiting toxicity during first 12 weeks; frequency and severity of treatment-related AEs per NCI-CTCAE v5.0 until 30 days after end of treatment."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-Free survival (PFS), defined as the time between the date of randomization and the date of first progression or death, whichever occurs first. Progression will be defined according to RECIST v1.1 and mRECIST criteria. A patient who is alive and not progressive at the time of the analysis, or lost to follow-up, will be censored at the date of the last protocol visit actually carried out by the patient.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS measured from randomization to first progression (per RECIST v1.1 and mRECIST) or death; censoring at last protocol visit if alive/not progressed or lost to follow-up."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- In phase II part: Overall survival (OS) defined as the time between randomization and death from any cause. A patient who is alive or lost to follow-up at the time of the analysis will be censored at the date of the last protocol visit actually carried out by the patient.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OS measured as time from randomization to death from any cause; censoring at last protocol visit."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- In phase III part: Objective Response Rate (ORR), defined as the proportion of patients with Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) as best response according to RECIST 1.1.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR per RECIST 1.1 (proportion with CR or PR)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Quality of life according to EORTC QLQ-C30 and HCC-18, evaluated at baseline (before randomization), and every two months until disease progression or study end.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"HR-QoL assessed using EORTC QLQ-C30 and HCC-18 at baseline and every two months until progression or study end."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
196
Recruitment Window Months
69
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required prior to any study-specific procedures. "Patients must have provided consent for the study by signing and dating a written informed consent form prior to any study specific procedures, sampling, or analyses." If a patient is physically unable to give written consent, a trusted person chosen by the patient, independent from the investigator or sponsor, can confirm the patient’s consent in writing. Subject information and informed consent form documents are listed for publication; specific languages for the ICFs not explicitly stated in the extracted data.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
13
Total Number Of Participants
196

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-06-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
17-04-2026
Processing Time Days
301
Number Of Sites
13
Number Of Participants
196

Sites

Site Name
Universite De Poitiers
Department Name
Gastro-enterologie
Contact Person Name
Amina LARBI
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Oncologie digestive
Contact Person Name
Jean-Frédéric BLANC
Site Name
Centr Georges Francois Leclerc
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Contact Person Name
François GHIRINGHELLI
Contact Person Email
fghiringhelli@cgfl.fr
Site Name
Hopital Saint Joseph
Department Name
Oncologie
Contact Person Name
Xavier ADHOUTE
Site Name
Institut Gustave Roussy
Department Name
Hepato Gastro Enterologie et Oncologie Digestive
Contact Person Name
Valérie BOIGE
Contact Person Email
valerie.boige@gustaveroussy.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
Department Name
HGE
Contact Person Name
Yann TOUCHEFEU
Contact Person Email
yann.touchefeu@chu-nantes.fr
Site Name
CHU De Toulouse - Hopital de Rangueil
Department Name
Hépatologie
Contact Person Name
Jean Marie PERON
Contact Person Email
peron.jm@chu-toulouse.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Gastro-enterologie
Contact Person Name
Anais VALLET-PICHARD
Contact Person Email
anais.vallet-pichard@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
Department Name
Radiologie
Contact Person Name
Boris GUIU
Contact Person Email
b-guiu@chu-montpellier.fr
Site Name
Centre De Lutte Contre Le Cancer Eugene Marquis
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale et Digestive
Contact Person Name
Julien EDELINE
Contact Person Email
j.edeline@rennes.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Hopital Beaujon
Department Name
Onco-Hépatologie
Contact Person Name
Mohamed BOUATTOUR
Contact Person Email
mohamed.bouattour@aphp.fr
Site Name
Sainte Catherine Institut Du Cancer Avignon-Provence
Department Name
Oncologie Radiothérapie digestive
Contact Person Name
MINEUR Laurent
Contact Person Email
l.mineur@isc84.org
Site Name
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
Department Name
Hépato-gastroentérologie, médecine interne
Contact Person Name
Antonio SAVIANO

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Unicancer
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Third parties

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  • {"country":"","full_name":"PHRC_K2022 (INCa PHRC)","duties_or_roles":"Listed under trial sourceOfMonetarySupport as 'PHRC_K2022 for Phase III : INCa PHRC'","organisation_type":""}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
IMFINZI 50 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion.
Active Substance
DURVALUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation number: EU/1/18/1322/001
Maximum Dose
1500 mg
Investigational Product Name
IMJUDO 20 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion.
Active Substance
TREMELIMUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation number: EU/1/22/1713/002
Maximum Dose
300 mg
Investigational Product Name
GEMCITABINE
Active Substance
GEMCITABINE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAHEPATIC USE
Route
INTRAHEPATIC USE
Maximum Dose
1000 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
OXALIPLATIN
Active Substance
OXALIPLATIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAHEPATIC USE
Route
INTRAHEPATIC USE
Maximum Dose
1000 mg/m2
Combination Treatment
Yes

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