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Camrelizumab Combined With Apatinib Mesylate for Perioperative Treatment of Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma:a Randomized, Open-label, Parallel, Multicenter Trial

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What is being tested

Camrelizumab

+ Apatinib Mesylate

+ Radical surgery

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Who is being recruted

Adenocarcinoma+8

+ Carcinoma

+ Digestive System Diseases

From 18 to 75 Years
+12 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 2 & 3
Interventional
Study Start: March 2021
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Summary

Principal SponsorShanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: March 25, 2021

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer. Hepatectomy is a curable and effective method. However, the recurrence rate is as high as 50%\~70% in 5 years after surgery. Perioperative treatment with immunotherapy combined with target therapy is expected to improve the patient's prognosis. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of camrelizumab combined with apatinib mesylate in the perioperative period of resectable hepatocellular carcinoma. This trial includes subjects with CNLC Ib/IIa/IIb/IIIa HCC. All eligible subjects will be randomized (1:1) to experimental group or control group. In the experimental group, patients will be treated with following: neoadjuvant therapy (camrelizumab and apatinib, 2 cycles), radical surgery, adjuvant therapy (camrelizumab and apatinib, 6 cycles); in the control group, patients will be treated with following: radical surgery. One cycle of postoperative TACE treatment is allowed in both experimental and control group. The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the rate of subjects with major pathological response for phase 2 study and event-free survival (EFS) by investigator for phase 3 study of camrelizumab combined with apatinib mesylate in the perioperative period of HCC. The secondary research purpose is to evaluate the EFS by Blinded Independent Review Committee, the R0 resection rate, the rate of subjects with major pathological response, the rate of subjects with pathological complete response, overall survival and disease-free survival of camrelizumab combined with apatinib mesylate in the perioperative period of resectable HCC. The safety and tolerability is also evaluated.

Official TitleCamrelizumab Combined With Apatinib Mesylate for Perioperative Treatment of Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma:a Randomized, Open-label, Parallel, Multicenter Trial
NCT04521153
Principal SponsorShanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

294 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

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Eligibility

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Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 75 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

AdenocarcinomaCarcinomaDigestive System DiseasesDigestive System NeoplasmsCarcinoma, HepatocellularLiver DiseasesLiver NeoplasmsNeoplasmsNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Criteria

6 inclusion criteria required to participate
Volunteer to participate in this study and sign an informed consent form

Age 18~75 years old, no gender limit

Hepatocellular carcinoma confirmed by histopathology, cytology or imaging

CNLC stage Ib/IIa/IIb/IIIa hepatocellular carcinoma, except for CNLC IIIa hepatocellular carcinoma combined with main portal vein tumor thrombus

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6 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Known intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, sarcomatoid HCC, mixed cell carcinoma and fibrolamellar cell carcinoma; have other active malignancies other than HCC within 5 years or at the same time.

Currently accompanied by interstitial pneumonia or interstitial lung disease

Existence of active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease and may relapse

Patients with active infection, unexplained fever ≥38.5℃ within 1 week before randomization, or baseline white blood cell count >15*10^9/L

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Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Preoperative camrelizumab combined with apatinib mesylate (q2w, 2 cycles) → radical surgery →sequential camrelizumab and apatinib mesylate (q3w, at least 6 cycles). One cycle of postoperative TACE treatment 4-6 weeks after surgery is allowed. (Note: Surgery within 2-4 weeks after the last administration of neoadjuvant therapy, postoperative TACE treatment at least 4 weeks after surgery, and camrelizumab combined with apatinib mesylate 4 weeks after surgery or 2-4 weeks after post-operative TACE)

Group II

Active Comparator
Radical surgery, one cycle of postoperative TACE treatment 4-6 weeks after surgery is allowed. (Note: Postoperative TACE treatment at least 4 weeks after surgery)

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

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180 Fenglin Road

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