Clinical trial Recruiting at 60 sites Phase1; Phase2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

PF-08634404 alone or with ipilimumab for adults with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma not removable by surgery

Official title: AN INTERVENTIONAL OPEN-LABEL PHASE 1B/2 STUDY TO EVALUATE SAFETY, PHARMACOKINETICS, AND PRELIMINARY EFFICACY OF PF-08634404 AS MONOTHERAPY AND COMBINATION THERAPY IN ADULT PARTICIPANTS WITH UNRESECTABLE LOCALLY ADVANCED OR METASTATIC HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA

Run by Pfizer · NCT07227012 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This tests PF-08634404 by itself and together with ipilimumab in adults whose hepatocellular carcinoma is advanced and cannot be removed surgically.

Quick facts

PhasePhase1; Phase2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment138 (estimated)
SponsorPfizer
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsipilimumab
Locations60 sites (Irvine, California and 59 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedDecember 1, 2025
Main results expectedOctober 18, 2027
Study endsOctober 17, 2028
Registry record updatedOctober 8, 2026
Trial IDNCT07227012 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults (18+) with locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma not eligible for curative surgery or loco-regional therapy, Child-Pugh A, ECOG 0–1, at least one measurable untreated lesion, and no prior systemic HCC therapy are ideal candidates.

Probably not a fit

Patients with poorer liver function (Child-Pugh B/C), moderate to severe ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, active CNS metastases, prior systemic HCC treatment, or high bleeding/fistula risk are unlikely to be eligible or to benefit.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This phase 1/2 interventional trial gives PF-08634404 intravenously either alone or combined with the checkpoint antibody ipilimumab to adults with locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma not amenable to curative surgery or locoregional therapy. Phase 1 focuses on safety, tolerability, and dose finding, followed by phase 2 to explore anti-tumor activity. Eligible participants must have measurable, untreated lesions, Child-Pugh A liver function, ECOG performance status 0–1, and no prior systemic therapy for HCC. Treatments are administered at clinical sites with monitoring during and after each infusion.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the regimen could shrink tumors or slow disease progression and provide a new treatment option for patients with unresectable HCC.

How similar studies have gone: Other immune-based combinations have shown meaningful activity in HCC, so combining an investigational agent like PF-08634404 with ipilimumab builds on existing immunotherapy approaches though PF-08634404 itself is investigational.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years of age or older at screening.
* Locally advanced or metastatic HCC with diagnosis confirmed by histology/cytology or clinically by AASLD criteria (for patients with cirrhosis). Participants without cirrhosis require histological confirmation of diagnosis.
* Disease that is not amenable to curative surgical and/or locoregional therapies, or progressive disease after surgical and/or locoregional therapies.
* At least 1 measurable (as defined by RECIST 1.1 per investigator) and untreated lesion.
* Adequate hepatic, liver, and renal function
* No prior systemic therapy for HCC.
* ECOG performance status 0 or 1
* Child-Pugh Class A

Key Exclusion Criteria:

* Moderate or severe ascites.
* History of hepatic encephalopathy.
* Participants with known active CNS lesions, including leptomeningeal metastasis, brainstem, meningeal, or spinal cord metastases or compression.
* Clinically significant risk of hemorrhage or fistula.
* Participants with any history of another malignancy within 3 years.
* History of allogeneic organ transplantation and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
* Participants with active autoimmune diseases requiring systemic treatment within the past 2 years.
* Clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 6 months prior to the first dose.
* Major surgery or severe trauma within 4 weeks prior to the first dose or planned major surgery during the study.
* History of severe bleeding tendency or coagulation dysfunction.
* History of severe ulcers, unhealed wounds, gastrointestinal perforation, abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal obstruction, intra-abdominal abscess, or acute gastrointestinal bleeding, including bleeding event due to esophageal and/or gastric varices, within 6 months prior to the first dose.
* Participants with acute, chronic or symptomatic infections.
* Participants with history of immunodeficiency.

Where it's running

  • Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care
    Irvine, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCI Health - Irvine Infusion Pharmacy ACC
    Irvine, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCI Health - Irvine
    Irvine, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • START Los Angeles, LLC
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Keck Hospital of USC
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Los Angeles General Medical Center
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
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  • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center / Investigational Drug Services
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • LACN Century City
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UC Irvine Health - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Orange, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Keck Medical Center of USC Pasadena
    Pasadena, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Moffitt Cancer Center at Speros
    Land O' Lakes, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Moffitt Cancer Center at SouthShore
    Ruskin, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Moffitt Cancer Center - International Plaza
    Tampa, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Moffitt Cancer Center - McKinley Campus
    Tampa, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Moffitt Cancer Center
    Tampa, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Moffitt McKinley Hospital
    Tampa, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Moffitt Cancer Center at Wesley Chapel
    Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Memorial Hospital
    Shiloh, Illinois, United States
    Recruiting
  • Siteman Cancer Center - Shiloh
    Shiloh, Illinois, United States
    Recruiting
  • Allina Health Cancer Institute - Mercy Hospital
    Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States
    Recruiting
  • Allina Health Cancer Institute - Abbott Northwestern Hospital
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    Recruiting
  • Allina Health Cancer Institute - United Hospital
    Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
    Recruiting
  • Siteman Cancer Center - St. Peters
    City of Saint Peters, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Siteman Cancer Center - West County
    Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Siteman Cancer Center - North County
    Florissant, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Saint Luke's Cancer Institute
    Kansas City, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
    Kansas City, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Siteman Cancer Center
    St Louis, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Barnes-Jewish Hospital
    St Louis, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Washington University School of Medicine - Siteman Cancer Center
    St Louis, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Siteman Cancer Center - South County
    St Louis, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Renown Health Medical Oncology
    Reno, Nevada, United States
    Recruiting
  • Renown Office of Clinical Research
    Reno, Nevada, United States
    Recruiting
  • Renown Regional Medical Center
    Reno, Nevada, United States
    Recruiting
  • Duke Cancer Center Cary
    Cary, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Duke Cancer Center - Investigational Chemotherapy Service
    Durham, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Duke Cancer Center
    Durham, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Duke University - Main Hospital and Clinics
    Durham, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Duke Cancer Center Raleigh
    Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • AHN Allegheny General Hospital
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • AHN Cancer Institute at Allegheny General Hospital
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • Virginia Mason Medical Center
    Seattle, Washington, United States
    Recruiting
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    Seattle, Washington, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Washington Medical Center- Montlake
    Seattle, Washington, United States
    Recruiting
  • Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • Aichi Cancer Center
    Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan
    Recruiting
  • National Cancer Center Hospital East
    Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Kindai University Hospital- Osaka Medical Campus
    Sakai, Osaka, Japan
    Recruiting

+10 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

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