Clinical trial Recruiting at 10 sites Interventional Ages 18 and up

Biomarkers to predict outcomes in liver cancer treated with tremelimumab plus durvalumab

Official title: Identification of Innovative Biomarkers to Predict Outcomes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Tremelimumab and Durvalumab

Run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon · NCT06796114 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study will test whether blood biomarkers can predict how adults with unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma respond to tremelimumab plus durvalumab (STRIDE regimen).

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Quick facts

Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment120 (estimated)
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionsimmunotherapy, radiation, atezolizumab, bevacizumab, tremelimumab, durvalumab
Locations10 sites (Besançon and 9 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJune 25, 2025
Main results expectedJune 25, 2027
Study endsJanuary 31, 2030
Registry record updatedJuly 23, 2026
Trial IDNCT06796114 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults (≥18) in France with histologically confirmed unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma who have not received prior systemic immunotherapy and are eligible for STRIDE treatment.

Probably not a fit

Patients previously treated with PD-1, PD-L1, or CTLA-4 immune therapies, those with resectable disease, or people not eligible for STRIDE or not covered by the French social security system are unlikely to benefit from joining.

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

What this trial studies

This interventional biomarker study enrolls adults with histologically confirmed, locally advanced, metastatic, or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma who are starting tremelimumab plus durvalumab (STRIDE) in routine care. Participants provide blood samples at scheduled timepoints so researchers can measure immune and molecular markers and link them to radiologic response and clinical outcomes using RECIST v1.1. Patients with prior exposure to PD-1, PD-L1, or CTLA-4 therapies are excluded to focus on first-line treatment effects. The multi-center effort is led by CHU de Besançon in collaboration with AstraZeneca and collects samples at French hospital sites.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the biomarkers could help doctors predict who is likely to benefit from the STRIDE tremelimumab‑durvalumab regimen and personalize treatment choices.

How similar studies have gone: Combination tremelimumab plus durvalumab showed clinical benefit in the phase 3 HIMALAYA trial, but predictive biomarkers for response remain exploratory and are not yet clinically validated.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Signed informed consent
2. Histologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma
3. Locally advanced, metastatic, or unresectable disease
4. Patient who had not previously received systemic anti-cancer treatment and are eligible to STRIDE therapy according to investigator decision in routine care and who have no contraindications to STRIDE treatment according to approved product label.
5. Measurable disease defined according to RECIST v1.1 guidelines (Note: Previously irradiated lesions can be considered as measurable disease only if disease progression has been unequivocally documented at that site since radiation.)
6. Age ≥ 18 years
7. Patient affiliated to or beneficiary of French social security system
8. Ability to comply with the study protocol, in the Investigator's judgment.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients previously exposed to anti-tumor immunotherapy as anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA4 agent or any immune therapy.
2. Patient with any medical or psychiatric condition or disease, which would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study
3. Patient under guardianship, curatorship or under the protection of justice

Where it's running

  • CHU de Besançon
    Besançon, France
    Recruiting
  • CH de Chalon sur Saône
    Chalon-sur-Saône, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU Grenoble
    Grenoble, France
    Recruiting
  • CH de Mulhouse
    Mulhouse, France
    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Beaujon - APHP
    Paris, France
    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Henri Mondor - APHP
    Paris, France
    Recruiting
Show 4 more locations
  • Hôpital La Pitié Salpêtrière - APHP
    Paris, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU Poitiers
    Poitiers, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU de Reims
    Reims, France
    Recruiting
  • Centre Paul Strauss
    Strasbourg, France
    Recruiting

Study contacts

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
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