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Chinese HCC Efficacy Evaluation, Response and Safety Study of TareSphere

A Randomized, Open-label, Multicenter Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of NRT6003 Injection With Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization (cTACE) in Chinese Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06900543
Acronym
CHEERS
Enrollment
108
Registered
2025-03-28
Start date
2025-04-15
Completion date
2027-12-31
Last updated
2025-05-20

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Conditions

Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Keywords

Selective internal radiation therapy, Yttrium-90, Transarterial Radioembolization, Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of NRT6003 Injection compared to cTACE in patients with unresectable HCC.

Detailed description

The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does NRT6003 Injection improve tumor response rates compared to cTACE in patients with unresectable HCC? 2. What adverse events do participants experience when receiving NRT6003 Injection compared to cTACE? Investigators will compare NRT6003 Injection to cTACE to determine: 1. Whether NRT6003 Injection demonstrates superior efficacy in tumor control and long-term survival (e.g., objective response rate, time to progression, etc.). 2. Whether NRT6003 Injection has a comparable or improved safety profile vs. cTACE (e.g., incidence of adverse events, etc.). Participants will: 1. Receive either NRT6003 Injection or cTACE as per randomized assignment. 2. Undergo scheduled follow-up visits for imaging assessments (e.g., MRI or CT scans, etc.) and safety evaluations. 3. Provide blood samples for biomarker analysis. 4. Report any symptoms or medical events through a patient diary and during clinic visits.

Interventions

Patients will be administered NRT6003 Injection via Intra-arterial infusion, and subsequently they will be assessed by PET/CT imaging within 24 hours for its distribution in the chest and upper abdomen, including extrahepatic shunts, intrahepatic distribution, and target lesion distribution as expected.

DRUGcTACE

Patients will receive cTACE treatment. And the investigators will select one or more chemotherapy drugs in combination with embolic materials for administration, based on the specific condition of the patient.

Sponsors

Chengdu New Radiomedicine Technology Co. LTD.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (CNLC Ⅰa-Ⅲa) clinically, by imaging and/or pathology based on the guideline of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (2024). 2. Evaluated by the investigator as not suitable for surgical resection/ablation/liver transplantation, or there is high risk for surgical resection, or the participant refuses surgical resection/ablation/liver transplantation. 3. Child-Pugh score ≤ 7. 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≤ 1. 5. Adequate organ function. Key

Exclusion criteria

1. Imaging evidence or suspicion of extrahepatic metastases (including regional lymph node metastases). 2. Prior antitumor treatment for primary hepatocellular carcinoma. 3. Prior external radiation therapy or intra-arterial brachytherapy. 4. Liver vascular evaluation results that do not meet all the requirements of the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to Progression (TTP)Through study completion, at least 18 monthsEvaluated by the Blinded Independent Review Committee (BIRC) in accordance with the mRECIST criteria

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Duration of Response (DOR)Through study completion, at least 18 monthsEvaluated by the Blinded Independent Review Committee (BIRC) in accordance with the mRECIST criteria
Localized Time to Progression (localized TTP)Through study completion, at least 18 monthsEvaluated by the Blinded Independent Review Committee (BIRC) in accordance with the mRECIST criteria
Time to ProgressionThrough study completion, at least 18 monthsEvaluated by the investigator in accordance with the mRECIST criteria
Localized Time to ProgressionThrough study completion, at least 18 monthsEvaluated by the investigator in accordance with the mRECIST criteria
Objective Response RateThrough study completion, at least 18 monthsEvaluated by the investigator in accordance with the mRECIST criteria
Objective Response Rate (ORR)Through study completion, at least 18 monthsEvaluated by the Blinded Independent Review Committee (BIRC) in accordance with the mRECIST criteria
Surgery RateFrom the administration to study completion, at least 18 monthsResection rate of liver target lesions
Overall Survival (OS)From the administration to study completion, at least 18 monthsBased on survival follow-up information
Changes in Tumor BiomarkersFrom the administration to study completion, at least 18 monthsThe variation of alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels
Incidence and severity of adverse events (AE) and severe adverse events (SAE)Throughout the study, at least 18 monthsIn accordance with NCI-CTCAE 5.0
Duration of ResponseThrough study completion, at least 18 monthsEvaluated by the investigator in accordance with the mRECIST criteria

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactGaojun Teng
zdyyjgb@163.com+8602583272084

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026