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NCT Number: NCT07009470

A Multicenter, Prospective Study of Perioperative Finotonlimab Combined With Bevacizumab in Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients With High-Risk Factors for Recurrence

For patients with early- to mid-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the five-year postoperative recurrence and metastasis rate remains as high as 70%, significantly impacting patient prognosis.Therefore, perioperative therapy may be considered for HCC patients with these high-risk features .

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This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.

Key information

Conditions

HCC

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Tongji Hospital

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • - Informed Consent Voluntarily signed informed consent after full understanding of the study, with commitment to comply with all protocol requirements and assessment schedules.
  • Age 18-75 years inclusive.
  • Diagnosis Histologically/cytologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) OR clinically diagnosed HCC per 2024 Chinese Guidelines for Primary Liver Cancer.
  • Tumor Status

Meets ONE of the following:

Multifocal tumors (2-4 lesions)

Single lesion >5 cm in longest diameter

Stage IIIa HCC with Vp1/Vp2/Vp3 portal vein tumor thrombus

  • Resectability Technically amenable to curative resection per surgeon assessment.
  • Liver Function Child-Pugh class A.
  • Performance Status ECOG PS 0-1.
  • Prior Therapy No previous systemic treatment for HCC.
  • Measurable Disease

≥1 radiologically measurable lesion per mRECIST.

  • Organ Function (1) Hematological:

ANC ≥1.5×10⁹/L

Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L

Platelets ≥50×10⁹/L (2) Hepatic:

Total bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN

AST/ALT ≤2.5×ULN

Albumin ≥28 g/L (3) Coagulation:

INR ≤2.3 OR PT prolongation ≤3 sec vs control (4) Renal:

eGFR >90 mL/min/1.73m² (CKD-EPI)

  • Contraception

Women of childbearing potential: Negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to enrollment.

All subjects: Use highly effective contraception during treatment and for 180 days post-last dose.

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnancy/Lactation Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Concurrent Malignancy

History of other malignancies within 5 years except:

  • Curatively treated basal cell carcinoma

Cervical carcinoma in situ

Papillary thyroid carcinoma

  • Drug Hypersensitivity Known allergy to finolizumab, bevacizumab, or their excipients.

Bleeding Risk History of upper GI bleeding OR active hemorrhagic disorders.

  • Uncontrolled Cardiac Disease

Clinically significant cardiac conditions including:

NYHA Class II+ heart failure

Unstable angina

Myocardial infarction within 1 year

Clinically significant arrhythmias requiring intervention

  • Autoimmune Disorders Active autoimmune diseases or history of autoimmune disorders.
  • Immunodeficiency

Immunodeficiency conditions including:

HIV positive status

Primary/secondary immunodeficiency

History of organ/bone marrow transplantation

  • Psychiatric Conditions Severe psychiatric disorders OR substance abuse involving psychotropic drugs.
  • Uncontrolled Comorbidities Severe uncontrolled recurrent infections OR other significant uncontrolled comorbidities.
  • Investigator Discretion Any condition deemed ineligible by the investigator.

Treatment and study plan

Finotonlimab (an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody) and Anbeizhu (a bevacizumab biosimilar)

Drug

First, perform a single session of TACE. Followed by three cycles of neoadjuvant therapy with Finotonlimab combined with bevacizumab. Proceed with curative resection. Finally, initiate postoperative adjuvant targeted-immunotherapy . Finotonlimab: intravenously every three weeks ,200mg. bevacizumab:intravenously every three weeks , with a dosage based on body weight: 15 mg (≤60 kg) .

TACE

Procedure

Initial Perform a single session of TACE procedure.TACE treatment is strictly in accordance with the Chinese guidelines for clinical practice of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (2023 Edition).

Primary outcomes

  1. 2-year DFS rate and 2-year OS rate

    Time frame: 2years

    2-year DFS rate refers to the proportion of patients remaining free of disease recurrence or death for over 2 years, measured from the date of surgery.

    2-year OS rate refers to the proportion of subjects surviving in the trial cohort at the 2-year follow-up mark, calculated from the initiation of neoadjuvant therapy.

Secondary outcomes

  1. MPR

    Time frame: 9 weeks

    Defined as the presence of ≥70% tumor necrosis in the tumor bed and regional lymph nodes of resected specimens following curative resection.

  2. pCR

    Time frame: 9 weeks

    Defined as the absence of viable tumor cells in both the primary tumor site and regional lymph nodes of resected specimens after curative surgery.

  3. R0 rate

    Time frame: 9 weeks

    The tumor was completely removed with negative margins, meaning no residual tumor

  4. EFS

    Time frame: 2 years

    Event Free Survival

  5. safety

    Time frame: 2 years

    Safety profiles during neoadjuvant therapy and postoperative period were systematically assessed per CTCAE v5.0

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tongji Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Jun 6, 2025
Registry last updated
Jun 6, 2025

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