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Assess Efficacy and Safety of Durvalumab Alone or Combined With Bevacizumab in High Risk of Recurrence HCC Patients After Curative Treatment

A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi Center Study of Durvalumab Monotherapy or in Combination With Bevacizumab as Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Who Are at High Risk of Recurrence After Curative Hepatic Resection or Ablation

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03847428
Acronym
EMERALD-2
Enrollment
908
Registered
2019-02-20
Start date
2019-04-29
Completion date
2027-05-31
Last updated
2026-08-14

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

Conditions

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Keywords

Early stage HCC, Durvalumab, Bevacizumab, Liver Cancer

Brief summary

A global study to assess the efficacy and safety of durvalumab in combination with bevacizumab or durvalumab alone in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who are at high risk of recurrence.

Detailed description

This is a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center, global study to assess the efficacy and safety of durvalumab in combination with bevacizumab or durvalumab monotherapy or placebo as adjuvant therapy. This study will be conducted in patients with HCC who are at high risk of recurrence after curative hepatic resection or ablation.

Interventions

DRUGDurvalumab

Durvalumab IV (intravenous)

DRUGBevacizumab

Bevacizumab IV (intravenous)

OTHERPlacebo

Saline solution for Durvalumab and/or Bevacizumab masking (IV intravenous) or Dextrose for Durvalumab masking

Sponsors

AstraZeneca
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 150 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically or cytologically (or radiologically for patients undergoing curative ablation), newly diagnosed, confirmed HCC and successfully completed curative therapy (resection or ablation) * Imaging to confirm disease-free status within 28 days prior to randomization * ECOG 0-1 at enrolment * Child-Pugh score of 5 or 6 * Adequate organ and marrow function.

Exclusion criteria

* Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC * Evidence of metastasis, macrovascular invasion or co-existing malignant disease on baseline imaging * History of hepatic encephalopathy within 12 months prior to randomization * Evidence, by Investigator assessment, of varices at risk of bleeding on upper endoscopy or contrast-enhanced cross-sectional imaging * Patients with Vp1 to Vp4 portal vein thrombosis on baseline imaging are excluded * Active co-infection with HBV and HDV. * Receipt of prior systemic anticancer therapy for HCC * Those on a waiting list for liver transplantation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Recurrence-free survival (RFS) for Arm A vs Arm CUp to 49 months after first patient randomizedRFS (per RECIST 1.1 criteria as assessed by BICR) will be defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of the first objective radiologic recurrence or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Recurrence-free survival (RFS) Arm B vs Arm CUp to 49 months after first patient randomizedRFS (per RECIST 1.1 criteria as assessed by BICR) will be defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of the first objective radiologic recurrence or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.
Overall Survival (OS) for Arm A vs Arm C and Arm B vs Arm CNo timeframeOS is defined as the time from the date of randomization until death due to any cause
Recurrence-free survival at 24 months (RFS24) and 36 months (RFS36) for Arm A vs Arm C and Arm B vs Arm CAt 24 and at 36 monthsProportion of RFS at 24 months and at 36 months
Time to recurrence (TTR) for Arm A vs Arm C and Arm B vs Arm CUp to 49 months after first patient randomizedTTR is defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of disease recurrence
Time from randomization to recurrence/progression on next therapy (RFS2/PFS2) for Arm A vs Arm C and Arm B vs Arm CUp to 49 months after first patient randomizedTime from randomization to recurrence/progression on next therapy (RFS2/PFS2)

Countries

Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey (Türkiye), United States, Vietnam

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJia Fan, PhD

Liver Cancer Institute Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJennifer Knox, MD

Solid Tumor Medical Oncology Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 15, 2026