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Hepatocellular Carcinoma RecurrentTARGET-HCCNCT07118202

TheraBionic P1 Device in Subjects With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

A study testing TheraBionic P1 in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrent, run by Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at 6 sites in United States.

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

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Trial summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the TheraBionic P1 device given to patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have no standard of care options can affect patients survival. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 22 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrent
What is being tested?
TheraBionic P1
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
198 participants
Where
6 sitesUnited States
Study dates
20 Oct 2025to 31 Aug 2028
Phase
Interventional
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 22 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (defined as a liver tumor not eligible for local therapies given the extent of disease or a livor tumor that recurred after local therapy)
  • Patients who have failed at least two lines of therapy* or who are no longer eligible for any line of standard therapy or who are intolerant to at least two lines of therapy.
  • Patients with evaluable disease
  • Patients must be ≥ 22 years old and must be able to understand and sign an informed consent.
  • Female patients of childbearing potential and their partners and male patients must agree to use adequate contraception during the period of study treatment.
  • Patients with a life expectancy of at least 3 months

Who cannot join

  • Patients with known active secondary malignancy, unless, in the opinion of the investigator, it is unlikely to interfere with the safety and efficacy of the endpoints
  • Patients taking any other investigational drugs
  • Patients with active oral mucosal inflammation, ulceration, or other pathology that could interfere with the use of the device
  • Patients receiving calcium channel blockers and any agent blocking L-type of T-type Voltage Gated Calcium Channels, e.g., amlodipine, nifedipine, ethosuximide, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), etc. unless their medical treatment is discontinued to prior to treatment on study. Patients must agree to abstain from using calcium channel blockers and any agent blocking L-type or T-type voltage gated calcium channels for the duration of treatment on study.
  • Patients who are breastfeeding. If a breastfeeding participant would like to be part of this study, breastfeeding must be discontinued.
  • Patients that do not agree to be followed according to the study protocol or have cognitive or physical inability to use the device for the prescribed period and frequency (three 60-minute treatments in the morning, middle of the day, and evening)
  • Patients with a known severe (e.g., anaphylactic) allergy to nickel

Trial locations and contacts

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

Anthony F Shields, M.D. contact

313-576-8735

shieldsa@karmanos.org

6 sites in 1 country

United States6 sites, 6 recruiting
  • Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Bay Region

    Bay City, Michigan, 48706

    1-989-667-2370

    Recruiting
  • Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201

    Anthonly F Shields, M.D., 313-576-8735, shieldsa@karmanos.org

    Recruiting
  • Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Flint

    Flint, Michigan, 48532

    1-810-342-3800

    Recruiting
  • Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Greater Lansing

    Lansing, Michigan, 48910

    1-517-975-9500

    Recruiting
  • Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Lapeer Region

    Lapeer, Michigan, 48446

    810-667-4994

    Recruiting
  • Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Central Michigan, Morey Cancer Center

    Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 48858

    1-989-772-6811

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: TheraBionic P1 Device for Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Who Fail First and Second Line Therapy

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the TheraBionic P1 device given to patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have no standard of care options can affect patients survival. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • will the TheraBionic P1 device affect overall survival in advance HCC
  • the long term safety and tolerability of the TheraBionic P1 device
  • assessment of how the disease responded to the TheraBionic P1 device
Being tested
TheraBionic P1

What participants receive

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

  • TheraBionic P1Device

    Amplitude-modulated electromagnetic fields will be self-administered and given continuously to patients in three 60-minute treatments per day, administered in the morning, middle of the day, and in the evening

Study groups in NCT07118202
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
TheraBionic P1 deviceExperimentalSelf administered Amplitude-modulated electromagnetic fields three times daily
Receives: Device: TheraBionic P1

What is being measured

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

  1. Overall Survival

    Overall survival assessment will be recorded in days and will represent the period starting at the date of treatment initiation and finishing at the date of patient death from any cause.

    Living patients at the time of analysis will have the date of last contact (consultation visit or phone contact) used to define overall survival

    Measured: From start of treatment until death, up to 24 months

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. PROMIS Measures of Pain Interference

    National Institutes of Health Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) measures of Pain Interference short form 4a. PROMIS scores can range from 0 to 100; scales are calibrated using a T-score metric with a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10. A higher score indicates more pain interference (poorer health). 4 items

    Measured: From Start of Treatment to the end of treatment up to 12 months

  2. Patient-reported outcomes (PRO)

    Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) measures will assess the trajectory of patient rated tolerability of treatment (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy items regarding bother of side effects, one item), patient-rated symptomatic adverse events (11 Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events item library items)

    Measured: From Start of Treatment to the end of treatment up to 12 months

  3. PROMIS Measures of Pain Intensity

    NIH Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) measures of Pain Intensity short form 1a. PROMIS scores can range from 0 to 100; scales are calibrated using a T-score metric with a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10. A higher score indicates more pain intensity (poorer health). 1 item

    Measured: From Start of Treatment to the end of treatment up to 12 months

  4. ECOG Performance Status

    (ECOG)Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status scale to measure functional status and ability to carry out activities of daily living. A system used to assess how a patient's cancer or other serious illness affects their daily living abilities. It's a 6-point scale (0-5) where lower scores indicate better function and higher scores indicate more limitations

    Measured: From Start of Treatment to the end of treatment up to 12 months

  5. Disease Control Rate

    Disease control will be defined as the percentage of patients who are alive and have documented response status of complete response (CR), partial response (PR) or stable disease (SD) at 4 months and 6 months from the date of enrollment.

    Measured: From enrollment up to 6 months

  6. Duration of overall response

    Measured from the time measurement criteria are first met for CR/PR (whichever is first recorded) until the first date that recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented (taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded on study).

    The duration of overall complete response is measured from the time measurement criteria are first met for CR until the first date that recurrent disease is objectively documented. Duration of stable disease: Stable disease is measured from the start of the treatment until the criteria for progression are met, taking as reference the smallest measurements recorded since the treatment started

    Measured: From start of treatment up to 24 months

  7. Time to Progression (TTP)

    Time-to-radiological progression assessment will be recorded in days and will represent the period starting at the date of treatment initiation and finishing at the date of radiological assessment documenting tumor progression. Patients who initiate post-study anticancer therapy or die without documented progression will be censored at that time point.

    Measured: Start of treatment to death from any cause up to 24 months

  8. Progression-free survival (PFS)

    Progression-free survival assessment will be recorded in days and will represent the period starting at the date of treatment initiation and finishing at the later of the date of documentation of radiologic tumor progression, date of last follow-up on study treatment or death, whichever comes first. Patients who initiate post-study antitumor therapy prior to radiologic progression will be censored for PFS at that date.

    Measured: Start of treatment to progression of disease, last follow-up on study or death, whichever comes first up to 24 months

  9. PROMIS Measures of Physical Function

    National Institutes of Health Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) measures of physical function short form 4a. PROMIS scores can range from 0 to 100; scales are calibrated using a T-score metric with a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10. A higher score indicates less physical function (poorer health). 4 items

    Measured: From Start of Treatment to the end of treatment up to 12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted12 Aug 2025
  2. Study start20 Oct 2025
  3. Primary completion31 Aug 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Aug 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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
198 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07118202
Sponsor's protocol ID
2024-074
Other IDs
TR79005KCI00019, AM-001
Acronym
TARGET-HCC
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
5 Aug 2025
Last updated
13 Apr 2026
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing TheraBionic P1 in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrent, run by Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at 6 sites in United States.

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 6 inclusion and 7 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 13 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 6 sites in United States. 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.

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 Anthony F Shields, M.D. (313-576-8735, shieldsa@karmanos.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Overall Survival (time frame: From start of treatment until death, up to 24 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 13 Apr 2026.

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