Comparing 3 approaches for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Official title: A Study of Tegavivint (BC2059) in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
A Phase 1/2 Exploratory Study of the TBL1 Inhibitor, Tegavivint (BC2059), in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Phase 1
- 3 groups
- One site, in Toronto
- Recruiting
Interventions
- Medication
Tegavivint
The first part is a phase 1 single-agent dose escalation, optimization, and expansion study of tegavivint in patients with advanced HCC after failure of at least one line of prior systemic therapy. Tegavivint single agent dosing regimen: Tegavivint will be administered weekly on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of a 28-day cycle
- Medication
Lenvatinib
In the second part of the study, the combination of tegavivint plus lenvatinib will be assessed with a limited dose escalation followed by a randomized dose optimization. Tegavivint plus lenvatinib combination dosing regimen: Tegavivint will be administered weekly on Days 1, 8, and 15 and 22 of a 28-day cycle; lenvatinib 8 mg (patients \< 60 kg) or 12 mg (patients ≥ 60 kg) will be administered once daily on days 1-28 of a 28-day cycle .
- Medication
Cabozantinib
In the second part of the study, the combination of tegavivint plus cabozantinib will be assessed with a limited dose escalation followed by a randomized dose optimization. Tegavivint plus cabozantinib combination dosing regimen: Tegavivint will be administered weekly on Days 1, 8, and 15 and 22 of a 28-day cycle; cabozantinib 60 mg (patients with Child-Pugh A) or 40 mg (patients with Child-Pugh B) will be administered orally once daily on days 1 through 28 of each 28-day cycle
Canadian Sites (1)
1 of 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
UHN - Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for62 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Renal Function : Estimated creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 50 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault equation using actual body weight, or Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) ≥ 50 mL/min/1.73m2 by CKD-EPI Creatinine Equation, or Measured creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
- +Participants with past HCV infection will be eligible for the study. The treated participants must have completed their treatment at least 1 month prior to starting study intervention and HCV viral load must be below the limit of quantification.
- +Participants with controlled HBV will be eligible if they meet the following criteria:
- +Antiviral therapy for HBV must be given for at least 4 weeks and HBV viral load must be less than 500 IU/mL prior to first dose of study drug. Patients on active HBV therapy with viral loads under 100 IU/mL should stay on the same therapy throughout study intervention.
- +Patients who are positive for anti-hepatitis B core antibody HBc, negative for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and negative or positive for anti-hepatitis B surface antibody (HBs), and who have an HBV viral load under 100 IU/mL, do not require HBV antiviral prophylaxis.
- +Male or female, 18 years of age or older
- +Confirmed diagnosis of HCC by either:
- +Histologically or cytologically documented HCC based on pathology report or Clinically confirmed diagnosis of HCC according to American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) criteria
- +Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Stage C disease or BCLC Stage B disease not amenable to locoregional therapy or refractory to locoregional therapy, and not amenable to a curative treatment approach
- +Child-Pugh class A or ≤ 7 class B liver score (no hepatic encephalopathy) within 7 days of first dose of the investigational product(s)
- +Disease progression, intolerance or contraindication to at least one line of systemic therapy for advanced HCC Prior treatment with cabozantinib or lenvatinib is allowed in the combination dose escalationDose escalationLater groups receive higher amounts than earlier ones, increased step by step.Read more → and expansion parts of the study.
- +Measurable disease as defined by RECIST 1.1 with spiral computerized tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Lesions situated in a previously irradiated area, or in an area subjected to other loco-regional therapy, may be considered measurable if progression has been demonstrated in such lesions.
- +Willingness and ability to provide tumor biopsies during screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more → and while on treatment.
- +Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 within 7 days prior to the first dose of the investigational product(s)
- +Patients must have organ and marrow function as defined below within 7 days of the first dose of the investigational product(s):
- +Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.2 x 109/L
- +Platelets ≥ 60 x 10\^9/L; no transfusion within 7 days prior to assessment
- +Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL (red blood cell transfusion or growth factors support is not allowed in the 14 days prior to the screening laboratory assessment)
- +Total bilirubin ≤ ULN
- +AST and ALT ≤ 5 x ULN
- +Albumin ≥ 2.8 g/dL
- +International normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.7, unless the patient is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as the patient is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
- +Washout periodWashout periodA gap with no treatment, so the previous one clears your system.Read more → prior to Day 1 of Cycle 1:
- +At least 21 days from the last dose of prior systemic anticancer treatment
- +At least 14 days from palliative radiotherapy (≤ 10 fractions or ≤30 gray \[Gy\] total dose or at least 28 days from radiotherapy \> 30 Gy) to extrahepatic tumor lesions
- +Grade ≤ 1 toxicity due to any previous cancer therapy according to the NCI-CTCAE, v.5. Grade 2 is allowed in case of alopecia and/or peripheral sensory neuropathy.
- +Patients must have adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensive medications, defined as BP ≤ 150/90 mm Hg at Screening and no change in antihypertensive medications within 1 week before Cycle 1 Day 1.
- +At least 28 days from local or loco-regional therapy of intrahepatic tumor lesions (e.g. surgery, radiation therapy, hepatic arterial embolization, chemoembolization, radiofrequency ablation, percutaneous ethanol injection, or cryoablation)
Exclusion
- −History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to tegavivint, or other agents used in study
- −Hypersensitivity or intolerance to cabozantinib (patients with hypersensitivity or intolerance to cabozantinib may enroll in treatment armsArmOne of the groups in a study, each receiving something different.Read more → exploring tegavivint plus lenvatinib if they did not have hypersensitivity or intolerance to lenvatinib).
- −Hypersensitivity or intolerance to lenvatinib (patients with hypersensitivity or intolerance to lenvatinib may enroll in treatment arms exploring tegavivint plus cabozantinib if they did not have prior hypersensitivity or intolerance to cabozantinib)
- −Ongoing or active infection (exception: HBV infection - see inclusion criteriaInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more →)
- −HIV-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for PKPharmacokineticsThe study of how the body absorbs, distributes, and clears a treatment.Read more → interactions with tegavivint.
- −Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC.
- −Patients receiving therapy with other anti-neoplastic or experimental agents
- −Patients receiving concomitant strong inhibitors of CYP3A4/5 that cannot be discontinued 7 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to Cycle 1 Day 1.
- −Patients receiving concomitant inducers of CYP3A4/5 that cannot be discontinued at least 14 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1.
- −Patients with known history of Gilbert's syndrome or other genetic conditions affecting UGT1A1 function.
- −Malignant disease, other than that being treated in this study. Note: Patients with basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ (e.g., breast carcinoma, cervical cancer in situ) who have undergone potentially curative therapy are not excluded. Other exceptions include malignancies that were treated curatively and have not recurred within 3 years prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 and any malignancy considered indolent and that has never required therapy.
- −Lack of peripheral venous or central venous access or any condition that would interfere with drug administration or collection of study samples
- −Known central nervous system (CNS) involvement
- −Uncontrolled concurrent illness including, but not limited to:
- −Unhealed wounds or presence of any external drainage
- −Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements; discuss with Medical Monitor if there are any questions
- −Clinically significant, uncontrolled heart disease and/or cardiac repolarization abnormality, including any of the following:
- −Congestive heart failure, NYHA \> Class II
- −Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 50%
- −Unstable angina pectoris or cardiac arrhythmia
- −BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → QTc (Fridericia) ≥ 450 milliseconds. In the event a QTc (Fridericia) measurement is not possible due to factors such as a pacemaker or bundle branch block, the patient may be evaluated by a cardiologist who must document no apparent increased risk for Torsades de Point or other morbidity associated with prolonged QTc. With such documentation, the patient may be eligible based with additional Medical Monitor review.
- −Long QT syndrome or family history of idiopathic sudden death or congenital long QT syndrome
- −Myocardial infarct within 6 months before Cycle 1 Day 1
- −Clinically significant pericardial disease
- −Exclusions for patients treated on study with cabozantinib or lenvatinib:
- −Patients with large esophageal varices at risk of bleeding that are not being treated with conventional medical intervention: beta blockers or endoscopic treatment. Assessment of esophageal varices for patients in whom conventional medical intervention for known esophageal varices is already in place should be performed by endoscopy as per local standard of careStandard of careThe treatment normally given for a condition outside a study.Read more →.
- −Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \>150 mmHg or diastolic pressure \>90 mmHg despite optimal medical management).
- −Persistent proteinuria of NCI-CTCAE version 5.0 grade 3 or higher. Urine dipstick result of 3+ is allowed if protein excretion (estimated by urine protein/creatinine ratio on a random urine sample) is \<3.5 g/24 hours.
- −Clinically significant bleeding NCI-CTCAE version 5.0 grade ≥ 3 within 30 days before randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more →.
- −Arterial or venous thrombotic or embolic events such as cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attacks), deep vein thrombosis, or pulmonary embolism within 6 months before the start of study medication.
- −Patients treated with medications with a known potential to prolong the QT/QTc interval.
- −Pregnant and breastfeeding women are excluded from this study. The effects of tegavivint on the developing human fetus have the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. There is an unknown but potential risk for AEs in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with tegavivint
- −Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) and men who are sexually active with WOCBP must agree to use one highly effective method of contraception, including hormonal contraceptives (e.g. combined oral contraceptives, patch, vaginal ring, injectables, and implants); intrauterine device or intrauterine system; vasectomy or tubal ligation; and one effective method of contraception, including male condom, female condom, cervical cap, diaphragm or contraceptive sponge or abstaining from sex for the duration of study participation and for at least 4 months following completion of tegavivint and pembrolizumab (if applicable) administration. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
- −Any major surgery within 21 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1. Major surgery is defined as any significantly invasive procedure into a major body cavity (abdomen, cranium etc.) and/or surgery requiring extensive recuperation (joint replacement). Please discuss with the Medical Monitor if there are any questions.
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
Phase 1Phase 1The earliest stage of human testing, in a small group, focused on safety.Read more →/2 — a combined study that starts with early safety and continues into what the treatment does.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.phases
Who receives what
There are 3 groups in this study.
Group A receives Tegavivint.
Registry label: A: Tegavivint single agent dosing regimen
Group B receives Tegavivint and Cabozantinib.
Registry label: B: Tegavivint plus cabozantinib combination dosing regimen
Group C receives Tegavivint and Lenvatinib.
Registry label: C: Tegavivint plus lenvatinib combination dosing regimen
From the trial registry
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- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
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- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
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- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 178 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around June 2026.
The main measurement is taken over: from the date of the first dose of study medication up to 90 days following last dose of study medication or initiation of new systemic anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first, an average of 1 year.
From the trial registry
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- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Incidence of Treatment-Related Adverse EventsAdverse eventAny medical problem that happens during a study, whether or not the treatment caused it.Read more → — measured over from the date of the first dose of study medication up to 90 days following last dose of study medication or initiation of new systemic anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first, an average of 1 year.
Number of participants with dose limiting toxicities — measured over Within a 28-day period after first dose of the study medication as a single agent or in combination with cabozantinib or lenvatinib.
Evaluate efficacy of tegavivint as a single agent — measured over Tumors will be assessed at baselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → and every 8 weeks until end of treatment, an average of 1 year.
From the trial registry
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Source: NCT05797805 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
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What is being tested — in plain terms
About TegavivintDrug
The first part is a phase 1 single-agent dose escalation, optimization, and expansion study of tegavivint in patients with advanced HCC after failure of at least one line of prior systemic therapy. Tegavivint single agent dosing regimen: Tegavivint will be administered weekly on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of a 28-day cycle
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About LenvatinibDrug
In the second part of the study, the combination of tegavivint plus lenvatinib will be assessed with a limited dose escalation followed by a randomized dose optimization. Tegavivint plus lenvatinib combination dosing regimen: Tegavivint will be administered weekly on Days 1, 8, and 15 and 22 of a 28-day cycle; lenvatinib 8 mg (patients \< 60 kg) or 12 mg (patients ≥ 60 kg) will be administered once daily on days 1-28 of a 28-day cycle .
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About CabozantinibDrug
In the second part of the study, the combination of tegavivint plus cabozantinib will be assessed with a limited dose escalation followed by a randomized dose optimization. Tegavivint plus cabozantinib combination dosing regimen: Tegavivint will be administered weekly on Days 1, 8, and 15 and 22 of a 28-day cycle; cabozantinib 60 mg (patients with Child-Pugh A) or 40 mg (patients with Child-Pugh B) will be administered orally once daily on days 1 through 28 of each 28-day cycle
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: from the date of the first dose of study medication up to 90 days following last dose of study medication or initiation of new systemic anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first, an average of 1 year..
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2026-06.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 178 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists 2 locations, including: Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Seattle, Washington, United States.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
This study will be conducted in 2 parts. The first part is a phase 1 single-agent dose escalation, and dose optimization, study of tegavivint in patients with advanced HCC after failure of at least one line of prior systemic therapy. The second part of the study will begin with a brief dose escalation part for each combination (tegavivint plus cabozantinib or tegavivint plus lenvatinib) followed by a combination dose expansion.
Other Sites (1)
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Washington, United States
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