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Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)Phase 2NCT06860490

HAIC Combined With Sintilimab Plus Bevacizumab Biosimilar for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (TASK-03)

A Phase 2 study testing Sintilimab, Bevacizumab Biosimilar and HAIC in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), run by Fudan University at 1 site in China.

Recruiting

Looking for participants now. Contact the study team or a site below to ask about taking part.

Sites and contacts
Official record
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Trial summary

To evaluate HAIC combined with Sintilimab plus bevacizumab biosimilar for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
What is being tested?
Sintilimab, Bevacizumab Biosimilar and HAIC
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
164 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
18 Mar 2025to 10 Mar 2028
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Written informed consent obtained.
  • Age ≥ 18 years at time of study entry.
  • Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage C, or stage B not amenable to curative or locoregional therapies.
  • HCC confirmed by radiology, histology or cytology.
  • No prior systemic therapy for HCC.
  • At least one measurable site of disease as defined by RECIST1.1criteria with spiral CT scan or MRI.
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  • Child-Pugh scores 5-7, performance status (PS) ≤ 2 (ECOG scale).
  • Subjects with chronic HBV infection must have HBV DNA viral load < 100 IU/mL at screening. In addition, they must be on antiviral therapy per regional standard of care guidelines prior to initiation of study therapy.
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
  • Adequate blood count, liver-enzymes, and renal function: absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/L, platelets ≥60 x103/L; Total bilirubin ≤ 3x upper normal limit; Aspartate Aminotransferase (SGOT), Alanine aminotransferase (SGPT) ≤ 5 x upper normal limit (ULN); International normalized ratio (INR) ≤1.25; Albumin ≥ 31 g/dL; Serum Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x institutional ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 30 mL/min (if using the Cockcroft-Gault formula)
  • Female patients with reproductive potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to start of trial.
  • Subject is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment, adherence to contraceptive measures, scheduled visits and examinations including follow up.

Who cannot join

  • Patients on a liver transplantation list or with advanced liver disease.
  • History of cardiac disease, including clinically significant gastrointestinal bleeding within 4 weeks prior to start of study treatment
  • Thrombotic or embolic events such as cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attacks), deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within the 6 months Prior to the first dose of study drug with the exception of thrombosis of a segmental portal vein.
  • Prior systemic anti-cancer therapy OR endocrine- OR immunotherapy.
  • Prior treatment with HAIC.
  • Radiotherapy administered less than 4 weeks prior to study treatment start.
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  • Major surgery within 4 weeks of starting the study treatment OR subjects who have not recovered from effects of major surgery.
  • Patients with second primary cancer, except adequately treated basal skin cancer or carcinoma in-situ of the cervix.
  • Immunocompromised patients, e.g. patients who are known to be serologically positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  • Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product during the last 30 days before inclusion or 7 half-lifes of previously used trial medication, whichever is longer.
  • Previous treatment in the present study (does not include screening failure).
  • Any condition or comorbidity that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with evaluation of study Treatment or interpretation of patient safety or study results, including but not limited to: a) history of interstitial lung disease b) Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) coinfection (i.e double infection) c) known acute or chronic pancreatitis d) active tuberculosis e) any other active infection (viral, fungal or bacterial) requiring systemic therapy f) history of allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant g) diagnosis of immunodeficiency or patient is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of treatment. h) Has an active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment within the past 3 months or a documented history of clinically severe autoimmune disease, or a syndrome that requires systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents. Exceptions: Subjects with vitiligo, hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus type I or resolved childhood asthma/atopy are an exception to this rule. Subjects that require intermittent use of bronchodilators or local steroid injections would not be excluded from the study. Subjects with Hashimoto thyroiditis, hypothyroidism stable on hormone replacement or psoriasis not requiring treatment are not excluded from the study. i) Live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of treatment or during study treatment. j) History or clinical evidence of Central Nervous System (CNS) metastases Exceptions are: Subjects who have completed local therapy and who meet both of the following criteria: I. are asymptomatic and II. have no requirement for steroids 6 weeks prior to start of treatment. Screening with CNS imaging (CT or MRI) is required only if clinically indicated or if the subject has a history of CNS.
  • Medication that is known to interfere with any of the agents applied in the trial.
  • Any other efficacious cancer treatment except protocol specified treatment at study start.
  • Patient has received any other investigational product within 28 days of study entry.
  • Prior therapy with an anti-Programmed cell death protein 1 (anti-PD-1), anti-PD L1, anti-Programmed cell death-ligand 2 (anti-PD-L2), anti-CD137 (4-1BB ligand, a member of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor (TNFR) family), or anti-Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (anti-CTLA-4) antibody (including ipilimumab or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways).
  • Female subjects who are pregnant, breast-feeding or male/female patients of reproductive potential who are not employing an effective method of birth control (failure rate of less than 1% per year). [Acceptable methods of contraception are: implants, injectable contraceptives, combined oral contraceptives, intrauterine pessars (only hormonal devices), sexual abstinence or vasectomy of the partner]. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test (serum β-HCG) at screening.
  • Patient with any significant history of non-compliance to medical regimens or with inability to grant reliable informed consent.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Peng Wang, MD contact

86-21-64041990

peng_wang@fudan.edu.cn

China1 site, 1 recruiting

  • Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032

    Peng Wang, +86021-64041990, peng_wang@fudan.edu.cn

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Sintilimab Plus Bevacizumab Biosimilar With or Without HAIC for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (TASK-03): a Multicenter, Randomized, Phase 2 Study

To evaluate HAIC combined with Sintilimab plus bevacizumab biosimilar for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Read the detailed description

This is a randomized, multicenter, phase II study to determine the efficacy and safety of Sintilimab plus bevacizumab biosimilar combined with hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) compared to Sintilimab plus bevacizumab biosimilar in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Being tested
Sintilimab, Bevacizumab Biosimilar, HAIC
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • SintilimabDrug

    Sintilimab will be administered by IV, 200 mg on day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

  • Bevacizumab BiosimilarDrug

    Bevacizumab biosimilar will be administered by IV, 15 mg/kg on day 1 of each 21 day cycle.

  • HAICProcedure or surgery

    FOLFOX regimen (oxaliplatin, 85 mg/m2 from hour 0-2 on day 1; leucovorin, 400 mg/m2 from hour 2-3 on day 1; and fluorouracil, 400 mg/m2 bolus at hour 3 on day 1 and 2,400 mg/m2 over 24 hours) via infusion via the hepatic artery. HAIC was repeated once every 3 weeks for up to four cycles. Sintilimab plus bevacizumab will be administered 1-3 days after HAIC.

Study groups in NCT06860490
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
HAIC+sintilimab+bevacizumabExperimentalHAIC in combination with Sintilimab plus bevacizumab biosimilar
Receives: Drug: Sintilimab; Drug: Bevacizumab Biosimilar; Procedure: HAIC
Sintilimab+bevacizumabActive comparatorSintilimab plus bevacizumab biosimilar
Receives: Drug: Sintilimab; Drug: Bevacizumab Biosimilar

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Progression Free Survival (PFS) evaluated by the investigator per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1

    PFS is defined as the time from study treatment to disease progression or all-cause death as assessed by the investigator (whichever occurs first)

    Measured: max 24 months

Secondary outcomes (7)

  1. Objective Response Rate (ORR) evaluated by the investigator per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1

    ORR is defined as the percentage of participants who have a confirmed complete response (CR: disappearance of all target lesions) or partial response (PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters). Responses are according to RECIST 1.1 as assessed by investigator.

    Measured: max 24 months

  2. Disease control rate (DCR) evaluated by the investigator per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1

    DCR is defined as the proportion of patients with complete response (CR), partial response (PR) and stable disease (SD)

    Measured: max 24 months

  3. Duration of Response (DOR) evaluated by the investigator per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1

    DOR is defined as the time from first documented complete or partial response until disease progression, death from any cause, or censoring at date of last tumor assessment.

    Measured: max 24 months

  4. Time to Response (TTR) evaluated by the investigator per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1

    TTR is defined as the time from the start of treatment until the first objective observation of a response (either partial response, PR, or complete response, CR), provided that the response is subsequently confirmed

    Measured: max 24 months

  5. Overall survival (OS) evaluated by the investigator per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1

    OS is defined as the time from study treatment to the date of death of the subject, regardless of the cause of death

    Measured: max 42 months

  6. Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0

    An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The percentage of participants who experience at least one AE will be reported

    Measured: max 42 months

  7. Translational study

    Proportion of different immune cell types in tumors based on single-cell RNA sequencing between two groups.

    Measured: max 42 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Mar 2025
  2. Study start18 Mar 2025
  3. Primary completion10 Mar 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion10 Mar 2028 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
164 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06860490
Sponsor's protocol ID
TASK-03
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
25 Feb 2025
Last updated
21 Apr 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Sintilimab, Bevacizumab Biosimilar and HAIC in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), run by Fudan University at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 18 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Peng Wang, MD (86-21-64041990, peng_wang@fudan.edu.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Progression Free Survival (PFS) evaluated by the investigator per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (time frame: max 24 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06860490.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Apr 2026.

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