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NCT07209813RecruitingPhase 2

GKL-006 Injection Plus TACE Versus TACE Alone in Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Controlled Phase 2 Study of GKL-006 Injection in Combination With Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) Versus TACE Alone in Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a multicenter, randomized, open-label, controlled Phase 2 study in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC). The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of GKL-006 Injection in combination with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) versus TACE alone.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
48 (estimated)
First submitted
29 Sept 2025
Start date
14 Nov 2025
Primary completion date
30 Sept 2027
Lead sponsor
Beijing Gene Key Life Technology Co., Ltd
NCT number
NCT07209813

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 48
  • From 14 Nov 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2027
  • 7 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Criteria the registry did not label

  • Main Inclusion Criteria:
  • Voluntarily participates in the study and provides written informed consent.
  • Male or female, age ≥ 18 and ≤ 80 years old
  • Has pathologically, cytologically, or radiologically confirmed unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
  • Has CNLC stage II to IIIa disease.
  • Has at least one measurable lesion according to mRECIST.
  • Child-Pugh class A or B.
  • ECOG performance status of 0 - 2.
  • Adequate hematologic and organ function.
    • Main Exclusion Criteria:
  • Has a known allergy to the investigational product or related components, including human serum albumin and IL-2.
  • Has another incurable malignancy within 5 years before screening or concurrently.
  • Has a previous diagnosis of mixed or rare histologic subtypes, including fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma, or combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma.
  • Has received therapy aim to target lesion(s) within 12 weeks before screening.
  • Has hepatic encephalopathy within 4 weeks before screening.
  • Has clinically symptomatic ascites or pleural effusion requiring drainage, or has undergone thoracic or abdominal fluid drainage.
  • Has other active disease.

Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (7)

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302 Hospital
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BeijingChinaRecruiting
The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
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ChangshaChinaRecruiting
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
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HangzhouChinaRecruiting
Jiangxi Cancer Hospital
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NanchangChinaRecruiting
Zhongda Hospital
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NanjingChinaRecruiting
Nanjing Second Hospital
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NanjingChinaRecruiting
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
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ZhengzhouChinaRecruiting

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