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TACE Combined with Tislelizumab and Lenvatinib in the Treatment of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

TACE Combined with Tislelizumab and Lenvatinib in the Treatment of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600117605
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-01-27
Start date
2026-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Interventions

Control Group:TACE/TAE:Subjects in the control group will receive TACE (TAE is permitted if the patient is unwilling to receive chemotherapy).
Experimental Group: TACE/TAE + tislelizumab + lenvatinib:Subjects in the experimental group will additionally receive tislelizumab (intravenous infusion, 200 mg every 3 weeks) combined with lenvatinib
or 8 mg once daily for body weight <60 kg) starting concurrently with the first TACE procedure.

Sponsors

West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Aged 18-75 years, regardless of gender. 2.Diagnosis of HCC must be confirmed by histology or cytology. 3.Disease unsuitable for surgery, transplantation, or ablation but suitable for TACE treatment, including BCLC stage A and B. 4.No evidence of major vascular invasion and/or extrahepatic metastasis. 5.Expected survival >=3 months. 6.Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0-1. 7.Child-Pugh score A at enrollment. 8.At least one measurable intrahepatic lesion according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. 9.No prior systemic antitumor therapy for HCC. 10.Subjects must have adequate bone marrow and organ function. Laboratory test results within 1 week prior to enrollment must meet the following criteria (without transfusion, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor [G-CSF], or other medical support within 14 days prior to study drug administration): Hemoglobin (Hb) >=90 g/L; Platelet (PLT) count >=75 × 10^9/L; White blood cell (WBC) count >=3.0 × 10^9/L; Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >=1.5 × 10^9/L; Total bilirubin (TBIL) <=1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); Serum creatinine (Cr) <=1.5 × ULN; Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) <=2.5 × ULN 11.Patients voluntarily participate and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with a history of or concurrent other malignancies, except cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix. 2.Pregnant or lactating patients. 3.Patients with a history of allergic reactions to drugs of the same class. 4.History of interstitial lung disease, non-infectious pneumonitis, or uncontrolled systemic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, acute lung diseases, etc. 5.History of severe cardiovascular diseases within 12 months prior to enrollment, such as symptomatic coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure of Grade II or higher, uncontrolled arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, etc. 6.Any active immunodeficiency or autoimmune disease at screening, and/or a history of any immunodeficiency or autoimmune disease with potential for recurrence (e.g., hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, interstitial pneumonia, enteritis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, myocarditis, etc.). 7.History of allogeneic organ transplantation. 8.History of esophageal (gastric fundal) variceal bleeding within 1 month prior to treatment. 9.Use of corticosteroids or other systemic immunosuppressive therapy (at doses >10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) within 14 days prior to enrollment. 10.Patients with immunodeficiency, such as HIV positivity. 11.History of active hepatitis B or active hepatitis C: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA titer =2000 IU/mL (or 1×10^4 copies/mL), Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA above the lower limit of detection. 12.Patients with poorly controlled psychosis. 13.Prior treatment with lenvatinib or other TKI (Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors), tislelizumab, or other PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. 14.Patients with hypertension uncontrolled by antihypertensive medication (systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg). 15.Patients with positive urine protein (urine protein test 2+ or higher, or 24-hour urine protein quantitative >1.0 g). 16.Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, makes the patient unsuitable for participation in this trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Progression-Free Survival;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Overall Survival;Objective Response Rate;Disease Control Rate;Duration of Response;Safety;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYang Biao

West China Hospital, Sichuan University

landayb@163.com+86 184 2839 6750

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026