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NCT07219459RecruitingPhase 2

Visugromab, Nivolumab and Lenvatinib Compared to Double Placebo and Lenvatinib in Unresectable or Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Post Anti-PD-(L)1 Failure

A Phase 2b, Randomized, Blinded Trial Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Visugromab in Combination With Nivolumab and Lenvatinib Compared to Double Placebo and Lenvatinib in Participants With Unresectable or Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Compensated Liver Function (Child-Pugh A) After Failure of First-Line Treatment That Included an Approved Anti PD-(L)1 Compound (GDFATHER HCC-01)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a Phase 2b, randomized, blinded clinical trial investigating the efficacy and safety of visugromab in combination with nivolumab and Lenvatinib compared to double placebo and Lenvatinib in participants with unresectable or metastatic HCC and compensated liver function (Child-Pugh A) after failure of 1L treatment that included an anti-PD-(L)1 compound. The trial consists of 2 Parts: a non-randomized Safety-run-in part (Part 1) and the subsequent randomized part (Part 2) with 2 treatment arms (A and B). Randomization of participants into Treatment Arm A and B will continue until 40 efficacy-evaluable participants are enrolled into each Treatment Arm.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
104 (estimated)
First submitted
20 Oct 2025
Start date
19 Mar 2026
Primary completion date
30 Sept 2029
Lead sponsor
CatalYm GmbH
NCT number
NCT07219459
EU CT number
2025-520675-86-00

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 104
  • From 19 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2029
  • 33 sites in 6 countries
  • 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:
  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable or metastatic HCC, not amenable to a curative treatment approach.
  • Measurable disease as per RECIST v1.1 as determined by the Investigator based upon local radiologist assessment.
  • Must have failed one line of prior systemic treatment for unresectable or metastatic HCC containing an approved anti PD (L)-1 checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) with a minimum treatment duration of 12 weeks exposure for the CPI with no documented progression in this period.
  • Age ≥ 18 years on the day of signing the informed consent.
  • Life expectancy of at least 3 months as assessed by the Investigator.
  • ECOG performance status ≤1.
  • Child-Pugh score of A6 or better.
    • Main Exclusion Criteria:
  • Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC or mixed cholangiocarcinoma.
  • More than 1 line of prior systemic treatment for unresectable or metastatic HCC.
  • Received or completed any palliative radiotherapy for symptoms within 28 days of the first dose of IMP.
  • Expected to require any other form of antineoplastic therapy during the trial.
  • Clinically active inflammatory bowel disease, active diverticulitis, intra-abdominal abscess, and/or gastrointestinal obstruction.
  • Known history of other prior malignancy unless participant has undergone potentially curative therapy with no evidence of that disease recurrence for 5 years since initiation of that therapy.
  • Known or detected clinically active central nervous system (CNS) involvement by HCC or other tumors.
  • Have one of the following cardiovascular risk factors: myocardial infarction, peri/myocarditis, or history of ischemic stroke in the past 3 months before planned treatment start, uncontrolled heart failure, uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmia, QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula interval ≥ 470 ms regardless of sex.
  • An active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 3 months before planned treatment start.
  • Comedication with metformin or metformin-containing antidiabetics in participants with type II diabetes.
  • Chronic systemic corticosteroid treatment for other reasons.
  • Prior liver or other organ transplantation.

Age in the registry: 18 years to 100 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (33)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
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BerlinGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Koeln AöR
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CologneGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Frankfurt AöR
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Frankfurt Am MainGermanyRecruiting
Medical Center- University of Freiburg
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Freiburg im BreisgauGermanyRecruiting
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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HamburgGermanyRecruiting
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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HanoverGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz KöR
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MainzGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Ulm AoR
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UlmGermanyRecruiting
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
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BarcelonaSpainRecruiting
Institut Catala D'oncologia
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L'Hospitalet de LlobregatSpainRecruiting
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
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MadridSpainRecruiting
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
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MadridSpainRecruiting
Clínica Universidad de navarra
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PamplonaSpainRecruiting
Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
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ZaragozaSpainRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
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Grenoble Cedex 9FranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
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Montpellier Cedex 5FranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
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NantesFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
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PessacFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers
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PoitiersFranceRecruiting
Institut Gustave Roussy
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VillejuifFranceRecruiting
Western General Hospital
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EdinburghUnited KingdomRecruiting
King's College Hospital
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LondonUnited KingdomRecruiting
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna IRCCS Istituto Di Ricerca E Di Cura A Carattere Scientifico
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BolognaItalyRecruiting
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
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MilanItalyRecruiting
Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
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MilanItalyRecruiting
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale della Romagna
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RavennaItalyRecruiting
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
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RomeItalyRecruiting
Peidmont Healthcare, Inc
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AtlantaUnited StatesRecruiting
Massachusetts General Hospital
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BostonUnited StatesRecruiting
UCI Health - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care
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IrvineUnited StatesRecruiting
USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Los AngelesUnited StatesRecruiting
UC Irvine Health- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
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OrangeUnited StatesRecruiting
OSF St Francis Medical Center
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PeoriaUnited StatesRecruiting

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