Clinical trial Recruiting at 3 sites Phase1; Phase2 Interventional Ages 18 to 75

HH-009 for FGF19-positive advanced or unresectable liver cancer

Official title: A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase Ib/II Registration Trial to Observe and Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of HH-009 Injection in FGF19-Positive Participants With Advanced or Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Who Have Experienced Progressive Disease After Prior Systemic Therapy

Run by Huahui Health · NCT07547553 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial tests HH-009 to see if it helps people with FGF19-positive advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who have progressed after initial therapy.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase1; Phase2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 75 Years
SexAll
Enrollment30 (estimated)
SponsorHuahui Health
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, immunotherapy
Locations21 sites (Bengbu, Anhui and 20 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMay 19, 2026
Main results expectedOctober 30, 2028
Study endsOctober 30, 2028
Registry record updatedJune 16, 2026
Trial IDNCT07547553 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults 18–75 with advanced or unresectable FGF19-positive HCC who progressed after prior systemic therapy and meet other eligibility criteria.

Probably not a fit

Patients whose tumors do not respond to HH-009 or who experience intolerable toxicity may not benefit.

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

What this trial studies

This is a multicenter, open-label study combining Phase Ib and Phase II to test HH-009 in patients with FGF19-positive advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Participants are randomized 1:1 to receive HH-009 at 20 mg/kg or 30 mg/kg every three weeks as monotherapy, with safety, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and immunogenicity monitored. The trial will run until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, initiation of another anticancer therapy, or up to two years of treatment. Approximately 30 eligible patients will be enrolled and followed to explore exploratory biomarkers related to treatment response.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, patients could experience improved disease control and a new targeted option for FGF19-positive HCC.

How similar studies have gone: Previous approaches targeting FGF19 pathways in liver cancer have shown potential signals, but this exact HH-009 approach is investigational.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Voluntary participation in a clinical trial and signed informed consent.
* Ages 18 to 75 years (inclusive of the boundaries), male or female.
* Participants with advanced or unresectable HCC confirmed by pathological histology or diagnosed in accordance with the clinical criteria specified in the National Health Commission guidelines, with the following additional requirements:

  * Participants with HCC who have experienced progressive disease after prio systemic therapy;
  * Tumor tissue IHC testing for FGF19 was positive (confirmed by central laboratory);
  * Child-Pugh class A or class B (Child-Pugh score ≤7) ;
  * Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B or C
* ECOG score 0 or 1
* Have at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1.
* Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks.
* Adequate organ and bone marrow function.
* Participants with HCV infection, whose HCV-RNA levels are above the lower limit of detection at the study site, are eligible if antiviral therapy is initiated prior to the first dose administration.
* Participants with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection must have HBV DNA \< 104 cps/mL or 2,000 IU/mL.
* Participants (including partners of the male participants) are willing to use effective contraception from the screening period until 6 months after the last investigational product administration.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participated in another clinical trial of investigational drugs or investigational medical devices within 28 days prior to the first dose; or received anticancer treatment within the past 4 weeks before the first dose, or within five half-lives of the drug (whichever is shorter), including but not limited to chemotherapy, radiotherapy (allowing palliative radiotherapy completed at least two weeks prior to investigational product administration), targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or endocrine therapy; or received traditional Chinese medicine with anticancer indications within one week before the first dose.
* The previous antitumor treatment-related toxicity has not yet recovered to ≤ grade 1 or baseline level
* Previously received FGFR inhibitors, including FGFR4 inhibitors and pan-FGFR inhibitors.
* Undergone major surgery (except biopsy) within 4 weeks prior to the first study dose of the investigational product, or surgical wounds not fully healed.
* Presence of moderate to large pleural or ascitic effusion accompanied by clinical symptoms, uncontrolled, or requiring repeated drainage.
* Participants with active or a history of autoimmune diseases that are likely to recur (including systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, autoimmune thyroid disorders, multiple sclerosis, vasculitis, glomerulonephritis, etc.), or participants at high risk (e.g., participants who have undergone organ transplantation and require immunosuppressive therapy).
* Participants with a known history of other malignancies within 5 years prior to enrollment.
* Leptomeningeal (meningeal) metastases, active brain metastases
* Participants with known active tuberculosis or suspected active tuberculosis, or participants with active pneumonia requiring treatment.
* History of clinically significant cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
* Systemic treatment with corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs within 14 days prior to the first dose.
* History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, or active infection requiring systemic treatment for more than 7 consecutive days within 14 days prior to the first dose administration.
* Co-infection with HBV and HCV
* Blood transfusion, treatment with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, thrombopoietin, or erythropoietin initiated within 2 weeks prior to the first dose.
* Bile acid-modulating medications that cannot be discontinued within 3 days prior to the first dose or within 5 half-lives of the drug (whichever is longer).
* History of severe allergic reactions to other therapeutic antibody drugs; or known allergy to multiple substances or suffering from severe allergic diseases.
* Pregnant or lactating females, or those with a positive blood pregnancy test.
* Other severe, acute, or chronic medical or psychiatric conditions or laboratory abnormalities that, in the investigator's judgment, may increase the risk associated with study participation or may interfere with the interpretation of study results, or any other situation considered unsuitable for participation in this study.

Where it's running

  • Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Ditan Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Medical University
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    Recruiting
  • Nanjing Tianyinshan Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University
    Bengbu, Anhui, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Anhui Provincial Hospital
    Hefei, Anhui, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
    Hefei, Anhui, China
    Not yet recruiting
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  • The Fifth Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University
    Fuzhou, Fujian, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • NanFang Hospital of Southern Medical University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
    Nanning, Guangxi, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's Hospital
    Nanning, Guangxi, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Harbin Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital
    Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Henan Provincial Cancer Hospital
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Wells Prince Hospital of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Jiangxi Cancer Hospital
    Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Jilin University First Hospital
    Changchun, Jilin, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Liaoning Cancer Hospital
    Shenyang, Liaoning, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Shanghai Gaobo Tumor Hospital
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital
    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Shao Yi Fu Hospital, Affiliated to the School of Medicine of Zhejiang University
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Not yet recruiting

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Last reviewed 2026-11-14 by the Find a Trial editorial team. Information on this page is for educational purposes and is not medical advice. Always consult qualified healthcare professionals about clinical trial participation.