JS207 plus JS007 as first-line treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

A Phase II, Open-label, Multi-center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of JS207 Combined With JS007 as First-line Treatment for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma（HCC）

This trial will test whether JS207 alone or combined with JS007 is safe and effective as a first-line treatment for adults with unresectable, locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma who have not had prior systemic therapy.

Quick facts

• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 72 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years and up
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Co., Ltd. (Academic / other)
• Drugs / interventions: lenvatinib, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, prednisone
• Locations: 12 sites (Hefei, Anhui and 11 other locations)
• Trial ID: NCT06954467 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This is an open-label, multicenter phase II trial with a dose-exploration stage followed by a randomized expansion stage enrolling about 43–72 participants. JS207 is given at a fixed 10 mg/kg every 3 weeks while the dose and schedule of JS007 are explored using a Bayesian optimal interval (BOIN) design to find a tolerable expansion dose. The dose-finding portion observes dose-limiting toxicities over a 21±3 day window after the first dose and guides selection of a dose cohort for the expansion phase. Efficacy and safety, including adverse events and pharmacokinetics, will inform whether the combination proceeds as a potential first-line option.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Adults (≥18 years) with histologically/cytologically confirmed unresectable, locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic HCC (BCLC stage B or C) who have not received prior systemic therapy and meet liver function and performance-status requirements.

Not a fit: Patients who are eligible for curative surgery or local therapy, who have recently received systemic anticancer therapy, or who have severely impaired liver function are unlikely to benefit from this trial.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the combination could provide a new first-line systemic option that improves tumor control and survival for people with advanced HCC.

How similar studies have performed: While other combination systemic regimens (including immunotherapy-based combinations) have shown benefit in advanced HCC, this specific JS207 plus JS007 combination is novel and has limited prior clinical data.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Willing to participate and sign a written informed consent form.
2. Age ≥ 18 years, male or female.
3. Patients with histologically/cytologically confirmed HCC or Hepatic cirrhosis meeting the criteria of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) can be enrolled.
4. HCC classified as Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B (intermediate stage) or stage C (advanced stage), or stage IIa/IIb or IIIa/IIIb as defined by the Primary Liver Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines (2024 Edition), prior to lymph node clearance, and deemed unsuitable for surgical and/or local treatment.
5. No systemic therapy for HCC prior to study entry (mainly including systemic chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, etc.; adjuvant/neoadjuvant administration of small molecule anti-angiogenic drugs, such as lenvatinib, sorafenib, and donafenib, is allowed, but the last dose of these drugs must be administered ≥90 days prior to the first dose of the study drug).
6. Having ≥1 measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1. Requirement: The selected target lesion had not been subjected to local therapy previously, or the selected target lesion was located in the area of previous local therapy, but later determined to be progressed through imaging examination according to RECIST v1.1.
7. Child-Pugh liver function class A or B ≤ 7 without history of Hepatic encephalopathy.
8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) score of 0-1.
9. Life expectancy ≥12 weeks.
10. Major organ function meets the following requirements, without transfusion, hematopoietic stimulating factors (including G-CSF, GM-CSF, EPO and TPO, etc.) or human Albumin preparations within 14 days prior to screening:
11. Females of childbearing potential and males whose partners are of childbearing age are required to use highly effective contraceptive measures during the trial and for at least 6 months after the last dose (Appendix 5). Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum HCG test within 7 days before study entry and must be non-lactating.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants who meet any of the following criteria should be excluded from this study:

1. Received major surgery (requiring general anesthesia and \>24 hours of hospitalization, excluding diagnostic biopsy), live vaccination, or investigational drug treatment within 4 weeks prior to the first dose, or received palliative radiotherapy for localized bone/brain lesions within 2 weeks prior to the first dose.
2. Patients who are receiving chronic systemic corticosteroid therapy (daily dose \>10 mg prednisone or other glucocorticoid with the same effect) or other immunosuppression therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose.
3. Hepatic tumor burden \> 50% of total hepatic volume at screening.
4. Invasion of portal vein main trunk (Vp4) by cancer thrombus (more than 1/2 of lumen) as confirmed by CT/MRI examination.
5. Presence of metastases to central nervous system of HCC; MRI scan of brain and/or spine is required to rule out the possibility when it is suspected.
6. Toxicity induced by previous treatment (except for alopecia and Neuropathy peripheral) has not recovered to ≤ grade 1 (NCI-CTCAE v5.0).
7. Severe infection during the screening period, including but not limited to hospitalization for infection, bacteraemia or severe pneumonia complications, oral or intravenous administration of therapeutic antibiotics for ≥7 days within 14 days prior to the first dose (patients receiving prophylactic antibiotics can be enrolled), fever ≥38.5°C of unknown origin within 7 days prior to the first dose or white blood cell count \>15×109/L at baseline.
8. Uncontrolled pericardial effusion, uncontrolled pleural effusion, or clinically evident moderate or severe peritoneal effusion during screening period is defined as meeting the following criteria: having clinical symptoms and detectable pericardial, pleural, and peritoneal effusion on physical examination; or pleural and peritoneal effusion requiring puncture and aspiration and/or intracavitary drug administration for treatment.
9. Grade ≥3 (NCI-CTCAE v5.0) gastrointestinal or non-gastrointestinal fistula during screening period.
10. Existence of severe unhealed wounds, active ulcer and Therapy naive fracture at screening period.
11. Severe cardiovascular diseases.
12. History of haemorrhage of digestive tract within 6 months prior to the first dose, or clear haemorrhagic diathesis (including high-risk severe esophageal-gastric varicose vein, local active digestive tract ulcer lesions, and persistent faecal occult blood positive; if faecal occult blood positive at baseline, it can be rechecked; if still positive after recheck, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is required; if endoscopy indicates severe esophageal-gastric varicose vein or the investigator judges that there is a clear risk of bleeding, then the subject cannot be enrolled).
13. Evidence of other haemorrhagic diathesis or significant coagulopathy.
14. History of intestinal obstruction and/or clinical signs or symptoms of gastrointestinal tract obstruction within 6 months prior to the first dose, including incomplete obstruction associated with pre-existing diseases requiring routine parenteral hydration, parenteral nutrition, or enteral feeding (patients who received definite \[surgical\] treatment prior to the first dose to resolve the obstruction symptoms were allowed to be enrolled).
15. Active autoimmune disorders requiring systemic treatment within 2 years prior to the first dose; however, replacement therapy (e.g., Thyroxine, Insulin, or physiological replacement of corticosteroids for adrenal or Pituitary insufficiency) will not be considered as systemic treatment and is allowed.
16. Having had neoplasm malignant (except HCC) within 5 years prior to the first dose, including mixed type of liver cancer; however, localized tumors that have been cured, including Carcinoma cervix in situ, Basal cell carcinoma, and Carcinoma in situ of prostate, etc.
17. History of interstitial lung disease or noninfectious pneumonitis, unless caused by local radiotherapy.
18. Patients with active tuberculosis or who have received anti-tuberculosis therapy within one year prior to the first dose.
19. HBV and/or HCV infection: a) HBsAg (+) and/or HBcAb (+), and HBV DNA \> 1000 IU/mL (if the lower limit of the minimum measurable value of the local center is higher than 1000 IU/mL, enrollment will be decided according to the specific circumstances after discussion with the sponsor; the patient must continue to receive the original anti-HBV therapy throughout the study, or start the entecavir or tenofovir throughout the study after screening); b) positive HCV Antibody and HCV RNA \> upper limit of normal; c) co-infection with hepatitis B and C.
20. Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, prior allogeneic stem cell or Solid organ transplant, or other Immunodeficiency.
21. Known severe allergy to any Monoclonal antibodies.
22. Other factors that may affect the study results or cause the study to be terminated prematurely, as judged by the investigator, such as alcoholism, Drug of Abuse, other serious diseases (including mental disorders), need for concomitant treatment, serious Laboratory test abnormal, and family or social factors that may affect the patient's safety.

Where this trial is running

Hefei, Anhui and 11 other locations

• The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC — Hefei, Anhui, China (Recruiting)
• Peking Union Medical College Hospital — Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China (Recruiting)
• Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences — Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China (Not_yet_recruiting)
• Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital — Harbin, Heilongjiang, China (Not_yet_recruiting)
• The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University — Zhengzhou, Henan, China (Not_yet_recruiting)
• Hunan Cancer Hospital — Changsha, Hunan, China (Not_yet_recruiting)
• Hunan Cancer Hospital — Changsha, Hunan, China (Not_yet_recruiting)
• The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University — Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (Recruiting)
• The First Hospital of China Medical University — Shenyang, Liaoning, China (Not_yet_recruiting)
• Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University — Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China (Recruiting)
• Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine City:Shanghai — Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China (Recruiting)
• Shanghai East Hospital,School of Medicine, Tongji University — Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China (Not_yet_recruiting)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Jiazheng Yan, Master

Conditions Hepatocellular Carcinoma