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CompletedNCT05432492Updated Mar 4, 2026

A Study of AK112 in Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

A Phase 2 interventional study of AK112 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, sponsored by Akeso. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-04.

Sponsored by Akeso · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Phase II open label, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of AK112 (PD-1/VEGF Bispecific) in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

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Conditions studied

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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In context

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

3,182 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; 954 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 55 across 2,298 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma, Hepatocellular.

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Lead sponsor

Akeso is the lead sponsor of 154 studies on the registry; 67 are open to participants now.

Of its 8 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Be able and willing to provide written informed consent and to comply with all requirements of study participation (including all study procedures).
  • 18 to 75 years old.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  • Have a life expectancy of at least 3 months.
  • BCLC stage B or C, not amenable to curative surgery.
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma confirmed by histology/cytology. Cirrhosis meets the clinical diagnostic criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma of the American Association for the Diagnosis of Liver Diseases (AASLD).
  • At least one measurable untreated lesion.
  • Child-Pugh class A.
  • Has adequate organ function.
  • All female and male subjects of reproductive potential must agree to use an effective method of contraception, as determined by the Investigator, during and for 120 days after the last dose of study treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • With fibrous lamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma components in tumor tissues.
  • History of malignancy other than HCC within 5 years, except that basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer.
  • Have a history of hepatic encephalopathy or have a history of liver transplantation.
  • With clinical symptoms requires drainage of pleural effusion, ascites or pericardial effusion.
  • Central nervous system (CNS) metastasis or meningeal metastasis.
  • Prior immunotherapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody (or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell costimulation or checkpoint pathways).
  • Prior systemic bevacizumab and its analogues treatment.
  • Severe bleeding tendency or coagulation dysfunction; occurred arteriovenous thromboembolic events or bleeding events due to esophageal and/or gastric varices within 6 months before the first administration.
  • Known presence or history of required hormone treatment interstitial lung disease or non-infectious pneumonitis.
  • Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.
  • Has undergone major surgery within 30 days prior to the first dose of study treatment.
  • History of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, cardiac or other vascular stenting, angioplasty, or surgery within 12 months.
  • Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1

    Subjects receive AK112 on Day 1 of every 3-week cycle (Q3W) until progression.

    Drug: AK112

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2

    Subjects receive AK112 on Day 1 of every 3-week cycle (Q3W) until progression.

    Drug: AK112

Interventions

  • DrugAK112

    IV infusion, specified dose on specified days

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of patients with Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years

  2. Objective Response Rate (ORR) Per RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years

  3. Objective Response Rate (ORR) Per mRECIST

    Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Disease control rate (DCR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years

  2. Duration of Response (DoR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years

  3. Time to response (TTR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years

  4. Progression free survival (PFS)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years

  5. Overall survival (OS)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years

Other outcomes

  1. Percentage of participants who obtain R0 resection

    Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years

  2. Percentage of participants who obtain a major pathologic responses (MPR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years

  3. Percentage of participants who obtain a pathologic complete response (pCR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital
    Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 4, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05432492
Lead sponsor
Akeso
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 27, 2022
Start date
Aug 3, 2022
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2025
Completion
Jun 14, 2025
Last update
Mar 4, 2026

Study contacts

Jingfeng Liu
principal investigator · Fujian Cancer Hospital

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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