Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)Phase 2NCT07663487
A Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) Using SIR-Spheres® Y-90 Resin Microspheres to Bridge or Downstage Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) to Liver Transplant or Resection and Elicit Pathologic Necrosis.
A Phase 2 study testing SIR-Spheres Selectively Delivered to Liver Tumor in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), run by Sirtex Medical.
Trial summary
This clinical investigation involves the use of an approved medical device (SIR-Spheres®) for a new purpose in patients with certain types of liver cancer. The goal is to determine whether this treatment can help patients qualify for or maintain eligibility for a liver transplant. 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?
- SIR-Spheres Selectively Delivered to Liver Tumor
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion, Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 78 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Oct 2026to Oct 2029
- 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
Subjects must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for study participation (Inclusion Criteria):
- Willing, able, and mentally competent to provide written informed consent
- Age 18 years or older at the time of informed consent
- All tumors must be measurable by Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) according to localized mRECIST
- Diagnosis of HCC with Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LIRADS) 5 or by histology that is amenable to treatment with Y-90 radioembolization by radiation segmentectomy
- Patients must be treatment-naïve or have developed a new lesion following one of the prior locoregional treatments listed below, including TACE failure, as defined by the investigator:
- Liver resection with negative pathologic margins, no vascular invasion, and no recurrence at resection margins for at least 6 months post-treatment and no new lesions within 6 months of liver resection
- Ablation of a single ≤3 cm lesion with no recurrence of the treated lesion for at least 6 months post-treatment
- Trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) failure or refractoriness (e.g., inadequate response or progression following TACE), per investigator assessment
- Inclusion into the Bridging or Downstaging Cohort:
- Bridging Cohort:
- Unresectable HCC within Milan criteria for liver transplant at baseline (Mazzafero et al, 1996) [17]
- Solitary tumor ≤5 cm or up to 3 lesions each ≤3 cm
- No EHD
- No vascular involvement
- Downstaging Cohort:
- Unresectable HCC within UNOS downstaging criteria for liver transplant at baseline (Natarajan et al, 2023) [21]
- Solitary HCC 5-8 cm, or 2-3 tumors each ≤5 cm w/sum ≤8 cm or 4- 5 tumors each ≤3 cm w/sum ≤8 cm
- No Extrahepatic Disease (EHD)
- No vascular involvement
- Child-Pugh score of A5, A6, or B7 at baseline
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of ≤1 at baseline
- Adequate blood count, liver enzymes, and renal function at baseline:
- No absolute contraindications to arterial access
- Albumin-bilirubin grade 1 or 2
- International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≤2.0
- Glomerular filtration Rate (GFR) >45
- Negative serum pregnancy test at baseline
Subjects must not meet any of the following exclusion criteria:
- Eligible for curative treatment by resection or not considered optimal candidates for curative ablation, in the opinion of the investigator, based on tumor location, multifocality, underlying liver disease, anticipated risk of recurrence, or institutional practice patterns.
- Prior systemic anti-cancer therapy (including immunotherapy and/or targeted therapy), radiotherapy or use of other investigational agents for the treatment of HCC
- Intrahepatic arteriovenous shunting (arteriovenous shunting resulting from a biopsy is allowed but must be embolized during the pre-treatment mapping procedure)
- History of biliary-enteric anastomosis (e.g., hepaticojejunostomy) or active biliary infection (e.g., ongoing cholangitis) at the time of screening. Subjects with prior biliary intervention (e.g., Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), sphincterotomy, biliary stent placement) or suspected compromise of the Ampulla of Vater may be enrolled at the Investigator's discretion provided there is no evidence of active biliary infection and prophylactic antibiotic coverage is administered per institutional standard of care before and after Y-90 radioembolization.
- Planned localized cancer treatment to the liver, other than the study treatment, throughout the duration of the study
- Planned systemic cancer treatment throughout the duration of the study
- Portal vein tumor thrombosis (macrovascular invasion). Bland (non-tumoral) portal vein thrombosis is allowed if portal venous flow is preserved and there is no evidence of clinically significant portal hypertension complications that would increase risk of hepatic decompensation.
- Patients with EHD
- Patients with contraindications to angiography or selective visceral catheterization
- Evidence of extrahepatic collateral supply to the tumor
- Evidence of potential delivery of mean radiation dose >30 Gy to the lungs (single treatment)
- Evidence of any detectable 99mTc-MAA scintigraphy or cone-beam computed tomographic (CB-CT) evidence of any deposition outside of the liver in the gastrointestinal tract after application of established angiographic techniques to stop or mitigate such flow (e.g., placing catheter distal to gastric vessels or coiling)
- 99mTc-MAA hepatic arterial perfusion scintigraphy showing poor tumor and/or portal vein thrombosis targeting that would lead to a dose that does not meet the liver dosing criteria.
- Prior liver resection is permitted, provided the patient meets all other criteria and has recurrent HCC eligible for transplant consideration. Prior liver transplant remains exclusionary.
- Female patients who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or pre-menopausal and unwilling to use an effective method of contraception through the 1-year followup; males unwilling to use an effective method of contraception for 30 days post-procedure
- Evidence of portal hypertension with uncontrolled or refractory ascites despite optimal medical management or any active or uncontrolled variceal bleeding at the time of screening
- Concurrently enrolled in another study unless it is an observational, noninterventional study
- History of other cancer requiring active treatment within the past 3 years, with the exception of adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ, in the opinion of the investigator.
- Patients with drug or alcohol dependency (within 6 months prior to study entry) in the opinion of the investigator
- Inability to safely receive contrast, narcotics, or sedatives required to complete treatment
- Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with safe delivery of the study treatment or the interpretation of study results
- Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) >10000 ng/mL at baseline
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: A Prospective, Multicenter, Open-label Two Cohort Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) Using SIR-Spheres® Y-90 Resin Microspheres to Bridge or Downstage Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) to Liver Transplant or Resection and Elicit Pathologic Necrosis.
This clinical investigation involves the use of an approved medical device (SIR-Spheres®) for a new purpose in patients with certain types of liver cancer. The goal is to determine whether this treatment can help patients qualify for or maintain eligibility for a liver transplant. Participation is completely voluntary and will not affect your standard medical care. The main risks involve possible side effects related to the use of radiation in the liver, such as fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, or changes in liver function. You may or may not benefit personally from participating in this study, but the results may help improve future treatment for others.
Your doctor is inviting you to take part in this clinical investigation because you have been diagnosed with liver cancer. Your doctors will have decided that treatments designed to remove or destroy cancer completely, such as surgery or heat treatment, are not suitable for you.
Read more
This clinical investigation is focused on testing how well selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) using SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres ("SIR-Spheres") work, its potential benefits, its safety, and finding out if there are any bad effects when it's used like it's supposed to be used. For more information, please see the section on the purpose of the clinical investigation.
This Patient Informed Consent Form (PIC) tells you about the clinical investigation. It explains the tests and treatments involved and how your information will be used. Knowing what is involved will help you decide if you want to take part in the clinical investigation.
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
- Being tested
- SIR-Spheres Selectively Delivered to Liver Tumor
- Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
SIR-Spheres Selectively Delivered to Liver TumorDevice
SIRT involves the following two procedural components:
- Embolization: Injection into the distal arterial tumor feeding vessels of microspheres (SIR-Spheres), which act as the delivery vehicle for the therapeutic moiety Y-90, and
- Irradiation: Once located in the distal microvasculature of the tumor, SIRSpheres deliver high dose beta irradiation to the tumor microvascular plexus and to tumor cells directly.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Arm: Two-Cohort | Experimental | Participants, who are candidates for bridging or downstaging to liver transplantation using SIRT with SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres, will be treated under one of two cohorts:
* Bridging Cohort: Patients with unresectable HCC meeting Milan criteria, defined as either a solitary tumor ≤5 cm or up to 3 lesions each ≤3 cm, without extrahepatic disease or vascular invasion.
* Downstaging Cohort: Patients with unresectable HCC meeting United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) downstaging criteria, defined as either a solitary tumor measuring 5-8 cm, 2-3 tumors each ≤5 cm with a combined tumor diameter ≤8 cm, or 4-5 tumors each ≤3 cm with a combined tumor diameter ≤8 cm, without extrahepatic disease or vascular invasion.
Eligible patients must not be considered suitable for curative treatment by resection or ablation at the time of study entry, in the opinion of the investigator. Receives: Device: SIR-Spheres Selectively Delivered to Liver Tumor |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
To determine the proportion of subjects in both cohorts eligible for liver transplant or resection through 6 months following treatment with SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres.
Downstaging Cohort:
- The proportion of subjects that reach transplant eligibility or resection through 6 months following treatment with SIRSpheres Y-90 resin microspheres. Anatomical resection may be considered for larger, single tumors if adequate remnant liver volume (>40% for cirrhosis) is preserved and well-compensated function.
Bridging Cohort:
- The proportion of subjects that maintain transplant eligibility or resection through 6 months following treatment with SIRSpheres Y-90 resin microspheres. Anatomical resection may be considered for larger, single tumors if adequate remnant liver volume (>40% for cirrhosis) is preserved and well-compensated function per multidisciplinary team.
Measured: 6mth Efficacy, 15mth Safety
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Jun 2026
- Study startOct 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completionOct 2029 (estimated)
- Study completionOct 2029 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- Two Cohort Study
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 78 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Sirtex Medical
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- David Wootten, PhD, Study chair, Sirtex Medical
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07663487
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- STX-A-206-U (GEMINY-90)
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 16 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- Yes
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Prospective, Multicenter, Open-label Two Cohort Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) Using SIR-Spheres® Y-90 Resin Microspheres to Bridge or Downstage Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) to Liver Transplant or Resection and Elicit Pathologic Necrosis.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07663487
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- STX-A-206-U (GEMINY-90)
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 78 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Sirtex MedicalIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Oct 2029 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Oct 2029 (estimated)
- First posted
- 23 Jun 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This clinical investigation involves the use of an approved medical device (SIR-Spheres®) for a new purpose in patients with certain types of liver cancer. The goal is to determine whether this treatment can help patients qualify for or maintain eligibility for a liver transplant. Participation is completely voluntary and will not affect your standard medical care. The main risks involve possible side effects related to the use of radiation in the liver, such as fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, or changes in liver function. You may or may not benefit personally from participating in this study, but the results may help improve future treatment for others.
Your doctor is inviting you to take part in this clinical investigation because you have been diagnosed with liver cancer. Your doctors will have decided that treatments designed to remove or destroy cancer completely, such as surgery or heat treatment, are not suitable for you.
This clinical investigation is focused on testing how well selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) using SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres ("SIR-Spheres") work, its potential benefits, its safety, and finding out if there are any bad effects when it's used like it's supposed to be used. For more information, please see the section on the purpose of the clinical investigation.
This Patient Informed Consent Form (PIC) tells you about the clinical investigation. It explains the tests and treatments involved and how your information will be used. Knowing what is involved will help you decide if you want to take part in the clinical investigation.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- Two Cohort Study
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Arm: Two-Cohort | Experimental | Device: SIR-Spheres Selectively Delivered to Liver TumorParticipants, who are candidates for bridging or downstaging to liver transplantation using SIRT with SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres, will be treated under one of two cohorts: * Bridging Cohort: Patients with unresectable HCC meeting Milan criteria, defined as either a solitary tumor ≤5 cm or up to 3 lesions each ≤3 cm, without extrahepatic disease or vascular invasion. * Downstaging Cohort: Patients with unresectable HCC meeting United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) downstaging criteria, defined as either a solitary tumor measuring 5-8 cm, 2-3 tumors each ≤5 cm with a combined tumor diameter ≤8 cm, or 4-5 tumors each ≤3 cm with a combined tumor diameter ≤8 cm, without extrahepatic disease or vascular invasion. Eligible patients must not be considered suitable for curative treatment by resection or ablation at the time of study entry, in the opinion of the investigator. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| SIR-Spheres Selectively Delivered to Liver TumorSIRT involves the following two procedural components: 1. Embolization: Injection into the distal arterial tumor feeding vessels of microspheres (SIR-Spheres), which act as the delivery vehicle for the therapeutic moiety Y-90, and 2. Irradiation: Once located in the distal microvasculature of the tumor, SIRSpheres deliver high dose beta irradiation to the tumor microvascular plexus and to tumor cells directly. | Device | Treatment Arm: Two-Cohort |
Primary outcome
To determine the proportion of subjects in both cohorts eligible for liver transplant or resection through 6 months following treatment with SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres.
Time frame: 6mth Efficacy, 15mth Safety
Downstaging Cohort: • The proportion of subjects that reach transplant eligibility or resection through 6 months following treatment with SIRSpheres Y-90 resin microspheres. Anatomical resection may be considered for larger, single tumors if adequate remnant liver volume (>40% for cirrhosis) is preserved and well-compensated function. Bridging Cohort: • The proportion of subjects that maintain transplant eligibility or resection through 6 months following treatment with SIRSpheres Y-90 resin microspheres. Anatomical resection may be considered for larger, single tumors if adequate remnant liver volume (>40% for cirrhosis) is preserved and well-compensated function per multidisciplinary team.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Jun 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
David Wootten, PhD study chair
Sirtex Medical
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing SIR-Spheres Selectively Delivered to Liver Tumor in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), run by Sirtex Medical.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
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 Christopher Gunter Gunter, MPH (9015962386, christopher.gunter@sirtex.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
To determine the proportion of subjects in both cohorts eligible for liver transplant or resection through 6 months following treatment with SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres. (time frame: 6mth Efficacy, 15mth Safety). 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 25 Jun 2026.