BITS-TO-HCC Study: HAIC+Iparomlimab/Tuvonralimab + Bevacizumab + SBRT for BCLC-C HCC With PVTT and/or Oligometastases

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-70
SponsorShandong Cancer Hospital and Institute

About this trial

This single-center, prospective, single-arm Phase II clinical trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combining hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy (HAIC, for up to 4 cycles) with iparomlimab/tuvonralimab plus bevacizumab followed by stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage C hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who present with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) or extrahepatic oligometastatic disease. The study aims to determine whether this combination strategy can prolong progression-free survival (PFS), while also improving overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), and local control rate (LCR), as well as maintaining quality of life (QoL). In addition, the trial will systematically evaluate the safety profile and treatment-related toxicities associated with this regimen.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Male or female patients aged between 18 and 70 years.

Unresectable HCC, BCLC Stage C according to the BCLC strategy-2025 update, with staging established via biopsy pathology and/or clinical diagnosis.

Child-Pugh class A without clinically significant hepatic decompensation; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1

Metastatic burden and SBRT eligibility

Disqualifiers

Histopathological exclusions

Mixed HCC subtypes: Fibrolamellar HCC or sarcomatoid HCC or cholangiocarcinoma components

Curative local therapy candidacy

Current candidacy for resection, liver transplant, or RFA

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Anti-VEGF

    Drug

    Drug: Bevacizumab (15 mg/kg, IV, every 3 weeks)

  • Immunotherapy

    Drug

    Iparomlimab/tuvonralimab (7.5 mg/kg, IV, every 3 weeks, administered sequentially after bevacizumab)

  • Local Therapy

    Radiation

    Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), total dose of 25-40 Gy in 5 fractions over 1-2 weeks, targeting intrahepatic tumors, portal vein tumor, and/or limited extrahepatic oligometastatic lesions

  • hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC)

    Procedure/Surgery

    On Day 1 of each cycle, HAIC using the HAIC-FO regimen will be initiated via a hepatic arterial catheter or pump and completed over 2-3 days, as follows: oxaliplatin 130 mg/m², leucovorin 200 mg/m², fluorouracil 400 mg/m² as a bolus, followed by fluorouracil 2,400 mg/m² by continuous infusion over 46 h. HAIC may be administered every 3 weeks for up to four cycles.

Treatment groups

54 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: TreatmentExperimental treatment 4 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Progression-free survival (PFS)

The time between enrollment and disease progression or death for patients in the intent-to-treat population, whichever occurred first; for those who did not progress at the time of withdrawal from the study or whose time to disease progression was not recorded, the date of the last visit was used as the endpoint date.

Time frame
Two years

Secondary outcomes

1

Overall Survival (OS)

Time from initiation of treatment to death from any cause.

Time frame
Five years
2

objective response rate (ORR)

The proportion of patients whose tumor size decreases (partial response) or disappears (complete response) after radiation based on RECIST 1.1.

Time frame
Two years
3

Disease Control Rate (DCR)

The proportion of patients whose tumor size decreases (partial response), disappears (complete response), or is stable after radiation based on RECIST 1.1.

Time frame
Two years
4

Local control rate (LCR)

The proportion of treated lesions without in-field local progression within the irradiated/target volume at prespecified time points (e.g., 6 and 12 months) per RECIST 1.1

Time frame
Two years

Other outcomes

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