ABX196 in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03897543 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : April 1, 2019
Last Update Posted : March 26, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular | Drug: ABX196 | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 48 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1-2 Study of ABX196 in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 30, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 30, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 30, 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ABX196
IM injection of 0.1, 0.2, and 0.4 µg of ABX196
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Drug: ABX196
ABX196 will be administered as an IM injection 120 minutes (+/- 15 minutes) after the completion of the nivolumab infusion on Day 1 of every other 28-Day treatment cycle (i.e., every 8 weeks). |
- Incidence of adverse events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]Adverse Events evaluated according to CTC-AE
- Objective Response Rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression, assessed up to 12 months ]Partial and Complete response according to RECIST V1.1
- Duration of Response (DOR) [ Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression, assessed up to 12 months ]
- Progression-Free Survival [ Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression, assessed up to 24 months ]
- Alpha Fetoprotein Serum concentrations [ Time Frame: Every 2 weeks, assessed up to 12 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men or women, Age ≥18 years
- Patients with ECOG performance status 0 or 1
- Patients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of HCC not amenable to curative surgery or local therapy
- Patients with documented objective radiographic progression during or after local therapy or after treatment with sorafenib or lenvatinib or intolerance to or refusal to receive either agent
- Patients with at least one prior systemic therapy for HCC
- Patients eligible to be treated with nivolumab
- Patients with measurable disease based on RECIST v1.1
- Patients with Child-Pugh class A liver score within 7 days of first study dose
- Patients with no history of hepatic encephalopathy
- Patients with no prior or current clinically significant ascites as measured by physical examination and that requires active paracentesis for control (patients with ascites only on radiographic imaging are eligible)
- Patients with HBV infection must have received antiviral therapy for at least 12 weeks and HBV viral load must be documented to be <100 IU/mL within 7 days of first study dose
- Patients with no active co-infection with HBV and HCV or HBV and HDV
- Patients with no active drug or alcohol abuse
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment within 2 weeks of first study dose
- Patients with esophageal or gastric variceal bleeding within the past 6 months
- Patients with portal vein invasion at the main portal (Vp4) or the inferior vena cava or cardiac involvement of HCC based on imaging
- Patients with previous solid organ or hematologic transplantation
- Patients with active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment in the past 2 years
- Patients with diagnosis of immunodeficiency or receiving systemic steroid therapy or other immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days before first study dose
- Patients with previous locoregional therapy or major surgery to the liver within 6 weeks before first study dose
- Patients with minor surgery to liver or another site within 1 week before first study dose

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03897543
Contact: Paul GINESTE, PhD | +33 153 830 961 | paul.gineste@abivax.com |
United States, California | |
Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines | Recruiting |
La Jolla, California, United States, 92037 | |
Contact: Darren Sigal, Prof. | |
United States, Texas | |
MD Anderson Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
Contact: Ahmed Kaseb, MD 713-792-2828 akaseb@mdanderson.org |
Principal Investigator: | Darren SIGAL, MD | Scripps Clinic/Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center |
Responsible Party: | Abivax S.A. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03897543 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ABX196-001 |
First Posted: | April 1, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 26, 2021 |
Last Verified: | March 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
HCC Nivolumab ABX196 |
Carcinoma Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma |
Liver Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Digestive System Diseases Liver Diseases |