About this trial
This is a monocenter, single-arm, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Lenvatinib combined with Tislelizumab and TACE applied as neoadjuvant regimen for the patients of CNLC stage IB and IIA hepatocellular carcinoma with high risk of recurrence Primary outcome: Major pathological response (MPR) Secondary outcomes: pathological complete response (pCR), R0 resection rate, objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), treatment-related adverse events (TRAE)
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Aged 18-75 years old (inclusive);
HCC is confirmed by preoperative pathological examination or meet the criterion of diagnosis and treatment norms of primary HCC issued by health commission, PRC. No prior systemic chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, or other anti-tumor treatments for HCC;
Patients with CNLC IB or IIA stage tumors before surgery and meeting the following conditions: radiological evaluation shows narrow or none surgical margins, and preoperative tumor markers AFP+PIVKA is greater than 1600.
ECOG score of 0 before the first administration of the study drug;
Disqualifiers
Pathologically diagnosed as non-hepatocellular carcinoma;
Previously received anti-tumor treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, radiofrequency ablation, intervention, targeted therapy, immunotherapy or surgical treatment for liver cancer (excluding previous non-tumor-related surgery or diagnostic biopsy);
CNLC stage is IA, IIB or worse.
Viral load limited to hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA>2000 copies/ml, hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA>1000;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- TACE
- Tislelizumab, Lenvatinib