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Hepatocellular Carcinoma: early-phase trial registry

65 of 146 indexed Hepatocellular Carcinoma trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #80 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

146 US clinical trials · 65 currently recruiting · #80 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 146 US clinical trials tracked, 65 recruiting.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma is the subject of 146 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 65 of them currently open to new participants. 20 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 92 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is AstraZeneca, running 8 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition hepatocellular-carcinoma

OPEN 65 | RECR 45% | LATE 20 | EARLY 92 | RANK #80 | SPON 8

Nearest open-share peer: Critical Illness (45% recruiting · 92 trials)

Advanced Solid Tumors48.3%PreDiabetes46%Hepatocellular Carcinoma (th…45%Atopic Dermatitis36.4%Alzheimers Disease23.3%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hepatocellular Carcinoma lists 65 open slots (45% of 146 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Hepatocellular Carcinoma on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Hepatocellular Carcinoma is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    65 of 146 indexed trials (44.5%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Hepatocellular Carcinoma trials is spread across many organizations.

    AstraZeneca accounts for 8 of 146 trials (5.5%). 94 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Hepatocellular Carcinoma enrolment sits around 70 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 70 among the 146 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 82 of those (56.2%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Hepatocellular Carcinoma research is mostly interventional.

    129 interventional and 17 observational studies make up this index (88.4% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 147Phase 245Phase 317Phase 43

Open and recent trials

146 total, page 2 of 3

RECRUITING Phase 1 25 participants

Dose-defining Study of Tirapazamine Combined With Embolization in Liver Cancer

Teclison

NCT02174549

RECRUITING Phase 4 24 participants

Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab Pre-Liver Transplantation for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Beyond Milan Criteria

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

NCT05185505

RECRUITING Phase 1 21 participants

Immunotherapy For Adults With GPC3-Positive Solid Tumors Using IL-15 and IL-21 Armored GPC3-CAR T Cells

Baylor College of Medicine

NCT06198296

RECRUITING Phase 1 21 participants

Immunotherapy for Solid Tumor Malignancies in Pediatrics Using Interleukin-15 and -21 Armored Glypican-3-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells

Seattle Children's Hospital

NCT07148050

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Y90 Radioembolization Dose Delivery and Radiation Exposure Assessment

University of Tennessee

NCT03686709

RECRUITING Phase 1 20 participants

Cryoablation and Arterial Infusion of SD-101 in Combination with Durvalumab and Tremelimumab

University of California, San Diego

NCT06710223

RECRUITING Phase 1 20 participants

T-Cell Therapy (ECT204) in Adults With Advanced HCC

Eureka Therapeutics

NCT04864054

RECRUITING Phase 1 20 participants

SIRT With Tremelimumab and Durvalumab for Resectable HCC

Jiping Wang, MD, PhD

NCT05701488

RECRUITING Phase 3 20 participants

Evaluating Novel Therapies in ctDNA Positive GI Cancers

Georgetown University

NCT05482516

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

A Pilot Study of Liver Protection Using Prednisone for Patients Receiving Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

NCT05901519

RECRUITING Phase 2 19 participants

The Study of Atezolizumab, Bevacizumab and Memantine in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Inova Health Care Services

NCT06789757

RECRUITING Phase 1 18 participants

SBRT With Atezo/Bev for HCC

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

NCT05488522

RECRUITING NA 15 participants

Pilot Comparing ctDNA IDV vs. SPV Sample in Pts Undergoing Biopsies for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancers

University of California, Irvine

NCT05497531

RECRUITING Phase 2 12 participants

A Prospective Study of Memantine in Patients With Cirrhosis and Liver Cancer

Inova Health Care Services

NCT06007846

RECRUITING Phase 2 12 participants

AD HOC Trial: Artificial Intelligence-Based Drug Dosing In Hepatocellular Carcinoma

University of Florida

NCT05669339

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 2,990 participants

ALTUS: Performance of a Multi- Target Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Test in Subjects With Increased Risk

Exact Sciences Corporation

NCT05064553

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 1,810 participants

Extracellular RNA Markers of Liver Disease and Cancer

Mayo Clinic

NCT02908048

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 1,324 participants

Study of Durvalumab and Tremelimumab as First-line Treatment in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

AstraZeneca

NCT03298451

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 1,000 participants

Registry 17-009: Multi-Institutional Study Examining Patients With HCC Undergoing Liver Transplantation

Federico Aucejo

NCT06018857

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 914 participants

Study of Cabozantinib Alone or in Combination With Atezolizumab to Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

Exelixis

NCT03170960

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 908 participants

Assess Efficacy and Safety of Durvalumab Alone or Combined With Bevacizumab in High Risk of Recurrence HCC Patients After Curative Treatment

AstraZeneca

NCT03847428

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 837 participants

Study of Cabozantinib in Combination With Atezolizumab Versus Sorafenib in Participants With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Who Have Not Received Previous Systemic Anticancer Therapy

Exelixis

NCT03755791

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 760 participants

Evaluate Durvalumab and Tremelimumab +/- Lenvatinib in Combination With TACE in Patients With Locoregional HCC

AstraZeneca

NCT05301842

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 732 participants

A Study of Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab in Participants With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Bristol-Myers Squibb

NCT04039607

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 724 participants

A Global Study to Evaluate Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) in Combination With Durvalumab and Bevacizumab Therapy in Patients With Locoregional Hepatocellular Carcinoma

AstraZeneca

NCT03778957

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 687 participants

A Study Evaluating Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab, With or Without Tiragolumab, in Participants With Untreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) (IMbrave152)

Hoffmann-La Roche

NCT05904886

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 545 participants

A Study of Nivolumab in Participants With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Who Are at High Risk of Recurrence After Curative Hepatic Resection or Ablation

Bristol-Myers Squibb

NCT03383458

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 534 participants

A Study of Nofazinlimab (CS1003) in Subjects With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

CStone Pharmaceuticals

NCT04194775

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 433 participants

A Study of Durvalumab or Tremelimumab Monotherapy, or Durvalumab in Combination With Tremelimumab or Bevacizumab in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

MedImmune

NCT02519348

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 302 participants

Study to Assess Adverse Events and Change in Disease Activity in Adult Participants With Select Advanced Solid Tumor Indications Receiving Intravenous (IV) ABBV-400

AbbVie

NCT06084481

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 184 participants

Study of an Immunotherapeutic, DPX-Survivac, in Combination With Low Dose Cyclophosphamide & Pembrolizumab, in Subjects With Selected Advanced & Recurrent Solid Tumors

ImmunoVaccine Technologies, Inc. (IMV Inc.)

NCT03836352

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 130 participants

Study to Evaluate Adverse Events, and Change in Disease Activity, When Intravenously (IV) Infused With Livmoniplimab in Combination With IV Infused Budigalimab in Adult Participants With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

AbbVie

NCT05822752

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Radioembolization Trial Utilizing Eye90 Microspheres™ for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

ABK Biomedical

NCT05953337

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 109 participants

Cabozantinib-S-Malate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Newly Diagnosed Sarcomas, Wilms Tumor, or Other Rare Tumors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02867592

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 100 participants

TheraSphere With Durvalumab and Tremelimumab for HCC

Boston Scientific Corporation

NCT05063565

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Contrast-enhanced MRI in Detecting Benign and Malignant Liver Lesions

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT02156739

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 94 participants

A Phase I/II Study to Evaluate AZD5851 in GPC3+ Advanced/Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma

AstraZeneca

NCT06084884

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 65 participants

Neoadjuvant Cemiplimab for the Treatment of Resectable NSCLC, HCC, and HNSCC in Adult Patients

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

NCT03916627

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 58 participants

Domvanalimab and Zimberelimab in Advanced Liver Cancers

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

NCT05724563

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 52 participants

Simvastatin in Preventing Liver Cancer in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02968810

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 48 participants

Neoadjuvant Nivolumab with CCR2/5-inhibitor or Anti-IL-8) for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) or Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

NCT04123379

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 47 participants

The HistoSonics System for Treatment of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors Using Histotripsy

HistoSonics

NCT04572633

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 45 participants

Role of Lisinopril in Preventing the Progression of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, RELIEF-NAFLD Study

Northwestern University

NCT04550481

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 40 participants

QUILT-3.055: A Study of Combination Immunotherapies in Patients Who Have Previously Received Treatment With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

ImmunityBio

NCT03228667

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 40 participants

TACE With or Without SBRT as Bridging Therapy for Pre-transplant HCC Patients

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

NCT01918683

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 36 participants

Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma, or Liver Metastasis Who Have Impaired Liver Function

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT02626312

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 35 participants

A Study of Pembrolizumab and Bavituximab in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

David Hsieh

NCT03519997

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 33 participants

DNA Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02772003

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 31 participants

Feasibility and Efficacy of Perioperative Nivolumab With or Without Relatlimab for Patients With Potentially Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

NCT04658147

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 30 participants

Durvalumab (MEDI4736) and Tremelimumab for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients Listed for a Liver Transplant

Davendra Sohal

NCT05027425

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 47
Phase 2 45
Phase 3 17
Phase 4 3

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Hepatocellular Carcinoma records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Bevacizumab Drug
16 trials
Atezolizumab Drug
13 trials
Durvalumab Drug
12 trials
Sorafenib Drug
10 trials
Tremelimumab Drug
10 trials
Nivolumab Drug
6 trials
Cabozantinib Drug
4 trials
Placebo Other
4 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Hepatocellular Carcinoma trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 68 trials
Texas 50 trials
Florida 44 trials
New York 38 trials
Pennsylvania 34 trials
Michigan 26 trials
Illinois 23 trials
Maryland 22 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Hepatocellular Carcinoma page

146 registered trials, 65 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 65 Hepatocellular Carcinoma trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • AstraZeneca sponsors the most Hepatocellular Carcinoma trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See AstraZeneca's trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Hepatocellular Carcinoma condition card totals 146 registered trials; most-linked intervention Bevacizumab; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.