Clinical Research Directory

Radiomics Subtyping to Guide Surgery vs. Maintenance Therapy After HCC Downstaging

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term treatment outcomes for patients with initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who achieve successful downstaging with the combination therapy of TACE, lenvatinib, and a PD-1 inhibitor. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can distinct disease subtypes be identified in successfully downstaged patients using radiomics and clinical data? Do these different subtypes show significant differences in long-term outcomes, such as recurrence-free survival and overall survival, after undergoing either curative-intent surgical resection or continuing maintenance therapy? Based on the identified subtypes, can the investigators objectively determine which patients are more suitable for surgical resection and which patients may benefit more from continued maintenance therapy after successful downstaging? The study will include patients who have already undergone the combination therapy as part of their regular medical care, successfully achieved tumor downstaging (making the tumor technically resectable), and subsequently received either surgical resection or continued maintenance treatment. Researchers will retrospectively analyze their existing clinical and imaging data to compare long-term outcomes between these two treatment paths based on their identified disease subtype.

Low-Dose Bevacizumab and Atezolizumab Combined With TACE-HAIC in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

This is a prospective, single-arm, phase II clinical study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-dose bevacizumab plus atezolizumab combined with transarterial chemoembolization followed by hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (TACE-HAIC) as first-line treatment for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The study plans to enroll approximately 38 patients with unresectable, locally advanced HCC who have not received prior systemic therapy. Although atezolizumab plus bevacizumab has become a standard first-line treatment option for advanced HCC, the objective response rate remains limited. TACE-HAIC may improve tumor control by increasing local chemotherapy exposure, promoting tumor antigen release, and enhancing the anti-tumor activity of immunotherapy and anti-angiogenic therapy. In this study, patients will receive TACE-HAIC in combination with atezolizumab and low-dose bevacizumab, followed by maintenance treatment with atezolizumab plus low-dose bevacizumab until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or other protocol-defined discontinuation criteria. The primary endpoint is objective response rate (ORR) assessed by investigators according to RECIST version 1.1. Secondary endpoints include ORR by mRECIST, disease control rate, duration of response, progression-free survival, time to progression, overall survival, and safety. This study aims to explore whether this combination strategy can provide improved anti-tumor activity with manageable safety in patients with unresectable HCC.

TACE Plus Camrelizumab and Apatinib for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer and the third most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The majority of patients with HCC are diagnosed as intermediate or advanced stage disease, and not eligible for curative treatments including transplantation, resection, and ablation. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is recommended as first-line treatment for patients with intermediate-stage HCC, while it is also widely used in the unresectable HCC. The clinical efficacy and safety in advanced HCC patients of camrelizumab plus apatinib were reported in phase 3 trial (CARES-310). Camrelizumab plus apatinib with a median progression-free survival of 5.7 months and a median overall survival of 22.1 months in advanced HCC. This study is randomized, open-label, multicenter controlled trial; which was focused in initial BCLC-B/C HCC patients. This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of TACE plus programmed death-1 inhibitor (camrelizumab), and anti-angiogenic therapy (apatinib) with camrelizumab plus apatinib.

qDSA Blood Flow Measurement in Patients Undergoing TAE of the Liver

The purpose of this research is to evaluate a new technique, quantitative digital subtraction angiography (qDSA), to measure blood flow during liver embolization procedures. Liver embolization is a way of treating liver tumors by blocking blood flow to it. The qDSA technique could help doctors ensure the blood flow to the tumor is decreased by the right amount by calculating blood flow before, during, and after the procedure. Up to 20 participants will be enrolled for 1 study visit and data collection for up to 6 months.

Adjuvant TACE in HCC With High-risk Recurrence Factors

The 5-year recurrence rate after curative hepatectomy of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains as high as 70%. According to the Chinese Liver Cancer Staging (CNLC), transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is strongly recommended as an adjuvant therapy after curative hepatectomy, aiming to reduce postoperative recurrence and ultimately improve overall survival. However, the effectiveness of such adjuvant postoperative therapy remains controversial. In contrast, guidelines from other countries or regions do not recommend adjuvant TACE after curative hepatectomy. This discrepancy may stem from the fact that adjuvant TACE primarily serves to detect intrahepatic residual lesions via digital subtraction angiography, rather than exerting preventive or therapeutic effects through the embolic agents or chemotherapeutic drugs themselves. This study will evaluate the impact of adjuvant TACE on recurrence-free survival in HCC patients with high-risk recurrence factors who have undergone curative hepatectomy. This study is a Phase III randomized controlled trial in which a total of 442 eligible participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either the adjuvant TACE group or the intensive follow-up group. The two groups will be compared with respect to recurrence-free survival, overall survival, incidence of treatment-related adverse events and serious adverse events, incidence of treatment discontinuation due to treatment-related adverse events or serious adverse events, median recurrence-free survival, and time to recurrence.

Transarterial Chemoembolization With Low-Dose Bevacizumab Plus Atezolizumab as First-Line Treatment for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

This study aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a combined treatment for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a type of liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. The treatment includes transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), which delivers chemotherapy directly into the liver tumor, together with low-dose bevacizumab and atezolizumab, two medicines that help the immune system fight cancer and inhibit tumor blood vessel growth. All participants in this study will receive the same combination treatment as their first-line therapy. The study will observe how well the tumor responds, how long the treatment can control the cancer, and what side effects may occur. The goal is to learn whether this combined approach can provide clinical benefit and improve outcomes for patients with advanced, unresectable liver cancer.

Drug-Eluting Bead-Based Transarterial Chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) as a Local Salvage Therapy for Large Lesions in Relapsed and Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Current exploration of local therapies for large Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) masses remains in its infancy. This study aims to retrospectively evaluate the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of Drug-Eluting Bead-Based Transarterial Chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) for treating recurrent and refractory DLBCL masses. It seeks to establish a novel local salvage treatment strategy for such patients while providing preliminary theoretical foundations and clinical data to support future large-scale, multicenter clinical trials.

Effects of Antrodia Cinnamomea on the Hepatoma Patients After Transcatheter Hepatic Artery Chemoembolization

Effects of Antrodia cinnamomea on the hepatoma patients after Transcatheter hepatic artery chemoembolization

Prospective Collection of Therapeutic Efficacy and Safety Data in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

The malignant degree of middle and advanced liver cancer is very high, and the survival prognosis of patients is very poor. TACE is currently the standard treatment for unresectable liver cancer recommended by several international authoritative guidelines. However, TACE can only extend survival from 8 months to 13 months, and the prognosis for patients with unresectable liver cancer is still not optimistic. In recent years, some studies have suggested that the combination of TACE and systemic therapy can prolong OS and PFS, but a number of prospective studies have found that the combination of TACE and targeted therapy can not improve the prognosis of unresectable liver cancer. However, TACE as a non-radical treatment is difficult to achieve complete tumor necrosis, so it is still unknown which treatment combination can best improve the prognosis. This trial is an observational clinical trial to explore the efficacy and safety of TACE combined targeting/immunotherapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical data of patients with unresectable liver cancer treated in our hospital from March 2023 to March 2025 are intended to be collected to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TACE combined with different systems for unresectable liver cancer.