Clinical trial · Interventional
A Study of Nivolumab in Participants With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Who Are at High Risk of Recurrence After Curative Hepatic Resection or Ablation
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind Study of Adjuvant Nivolumab Versus Placebo for Participants With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Who Are at High Risk of Recurrence After Curative Hepatic Resection or Ablation
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study will investigate if nivolumab will improve recurrence-free survival (RFS) compared to placebo in participants with HCC who have undergone complete resection or have achieved a complete response after local ablation, and who are at high risk of recurrence
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Hepatocellular Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Liver Cancer | Malignant Liver Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nivolumab | Biological | Nivolumab | ALIAS |
| Placebo | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm A
- interventionNames
- Biological: Nivolumab
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm B
- interventionNames
- Other: Placebo
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Recurrence-free Survival (RFS)
- timeFrame
- Up to 49 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Overall Survival (OS)
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants with a first diagnosis of HCC who have undergone a curative resection or ablation * Participants are eligible to enroll if they have non-viral related-HCC, or if they have HBV-HCC, or HCV-HCC * Child-Pugh Score 5 or 6 * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0 or 1 Exclusion Criteria: * Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC * Any evidence of tumor metastasis or co-existing malignant disease * Participants previously receiving any prior therapy for HCC, including loco-regional therapies * Participants who have undergone a liver transplant or those who are in the waiting list for liver transplantation * Participants who have received a live/attenuated vaccine within 30 days of randomization (eg, varicella, zoster, yellow fever, rotavirus, oral polio and measles, mumps, rubella \[MMR\]). Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply
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