A Phase II Study of Cryoablation Combined with Tislelizumab Plus Lenvatinib As Second-line or Later Therapy in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (CASTLE-02)
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of cryoablation combined with Tislelizumab plus lenvatinib as second-line or later therapy in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
• Written informed consent obtained.
• Age ≥ 18 years at time of study entry.
• Participants must have unresectable or metastatic histologically or cytologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma
• Participants must have failed 1 line of systemic regimens for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma due to disease progression or toxicity.
• Patients had been refractory or intolerant to previous systemic chemotherapy (oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy), targeted therapy (eg, sorafenib or lenvatinib), or anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 based regimen.
• At least one measurable site of disease as defined by RECIST criteria with spiral CT scan or MRI.
• Performance status (PS) ≤ 2 (ECOG scale).
• Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
• Adequate blood count, liver-enzymes, and renal function: absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/L, platelets ≥75 x103/L; Total bilirubin ≤ 3x upper normal limit; Aspartate Aminotransferase (SGOT), Alanine aminotransferase (SGPT) ≤ 5 x upper normal limit (ULN); International normalized ratio (INR) ≤1.25; Albumin ≥ 31 g/dL; Serum Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x institutional ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 30 mL/min (if using the Cockcroft-Gault formula )
• Female patients with reproductive potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to start of trial.
• Subject is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment, adherence to contraceptive measures, scheduled visits and examinations including follow up.