Checkpoint Inhibitor Combinations Therapy as First Line for HCC Via IT

Antibodies against CTLA4, PD1 and PDL1 are representative drugs for the check-points inhibitory agents, and their clinical indications have been approved in various types of tumors, including advanced melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and classical Hodgkin's lymphoma and late recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients, et al. Those drugs are regularly systemically administrated by vein infusion, however, local delivery of those drugs via interventional radiology technique including trans-artery or intra-tumor injection may increase the local drug concentration of the tumor, improve the efficacy, and reduce systemic adverse reactions. CTLA4 antibody ipilimumab has been widely effectively using to combine with PD1 or PDL1 antibody and this study is to combine ipilimumab and PD1 antibody or PDL1 antibody, so called double checkpoint inhibitors combination therapy, as first line for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) via intra-tumor admistration. To the investigator's knowledge, no studies have been developed on the safety, efficacy and survival benefit of the double checkpoint inhibitors combination therapy for cancer patients as first line via intra-tumor delivery. This phase II clinical trial is designed to assess the safety and survival benefit of ipilimumab and pembrolizumab or durvalumab combination with or without chemodrug or bevacizumab as first line therapy on patients with HCC, including PFS, ORR, DCR, and median survival time.

Inclusion criteria

• Cytohistological confirmation is required for diagnosis of cancer.
• Signed informed consent before recruiting.
• Age above 18 years with estimated survival over 3 months.
• Child-Pugh class A or B/Child score > 7; ECOG score < 2
• Tolerable coagulation function or reversible coagulation disorders
• Laboratory examination test within 7 days prior to procedure: WBC≥3.0×10E9/L; Hb≥90g/L； PLT ≥50×10E9/L；INR < 2.3 or PT < 6 seconds above control；Cr ≤ 145.5 umul/L；Albumin > 28 g/L；Total bilirubin < 51 μmol/L
• At least one tumor lesion meeting measurable disease criteria as determined by RECIST v1.1.
• Birth control.
• Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan and laboratory tests.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients participated in clinical trials of equipment or drugs (signed informed consent) within 4 weeks;
• Patients accompany by ascites, hepatic encephalopathy and esophageal and gastric varices bleeding;
• Any serious accompanying disease, which is expected to have an unknown, impact on the prognosis, include heart disease, inadequately controlled diabetes and psychiatric disorders;
• Patients accompanied with other tumors or past medical history of malignancy;
• Pregnant or lactating patients, all patients participating in this trial must adopt appropriate birth control measures during treatment;
• Patients have poor compliance.

Any contraindications for hepatic arterial infusion procedure:

A.Impaired clotting test (platelet count < 60000/mm3, prothrombin activity < 50%).

B.Renal failure / insufficiency requiring hemo-or peritoneal dialysis. C.Known severe atheromatosis. D.Known uncontrolled blood hypertension (> 160/100 mm/Hg).

• Allergic to contrast agent;
• Any agents which could affect the absorption or pharmacokinetics of the study drugs
• Other conditions that investigator decides not suitable for the trial.