National Liver Cancer Screening Trial
The National Liver Cancer Screening Trial is an adaptive randomized phase IV Trial comparing ultrasound-based versus biomarker-based screening in 5500 patients with cirrhosis from any etiology or pati...
Phase III Study of Rilvegostomig in Combination With Bevacizumab With or Without Tremelimumab as First-line Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
This is a Phase III, randomised, open-label, sponsor-blinded, 3-arm, multicentre, global study assessing the efficacy and safety of rilvegostomig in combination with bevacizumab with or without tremel...
A Study to Assess the Dose, Adverse Events, and Change in Disease Activity of Livmoniplimab as an Intravenous (IV) Solution in Combination With Budigalimab as an IV Solution in Adult Participants With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cancer worldwide and a leading cause of cancer-related death. The majority of participants first presenting with HCC have advanced unresectable or metastatic...
A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Multiple Immunotherapy-Based Treatment Combinations in Patients With Advanced Liver Cancers (Morpheus-Liver)
This is a Phase Ib/II, open-label, multicenter, randomized umbrella study in participants with advanced liver cancers. The study is designed with the flexibility to open new treatment arms as new trea...
First in Human Study to Evaluate AZD9793 in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumours
This research is designed to determine if experimental treatment with AZD9793, a T cell-engaging antibody that targets GPC3, is safe, tolerable and has anti-cancer activity in patients with advanced o...
Study of Novel Immunomodulators as Monotherapy and in Combination With Anticancer Agents in Participants With Advanced Hepatobiliary Cancer
GEMINI-Hepatobiliary study will assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of novel immunomodulators alone and in combination with other anticancer drugs in participants with specified advanced soli...
Study of Tinengotinib VS. Physician's Choice a Treatment of Subjects With FGFR-altered in Cholangiocarcinoma
This study is a Phase III, Randomized, Controlled, Global Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Tinengotinib versus Physician's Choice in Subjects with Fibroblast Growth Factor...
Radiation Therapy With Protons or Photons in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer
This phase III trial studies how well radiation therapy with protons works compared with photons in treating patients with liver cancer. Radiation therapy, such as photon therapy, uses high energy x-r...
A Study of Tegavivint (BC2059) in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
This study will be conducted in 2 parts. The first part is a phase 1 single-agent dose escalation, and dose optimization, study of tegavivint in patients with advanced HCC after failure of at least on...
A Study of TTI-101 as Monotherapy and in Combination in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic, and Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The primary objectives of Cohort A Phase 1b are to evaluate the safety and tolerability of TTI-101 orally administered as a single agent to participants with locally advanced or metastatic, and unrese...
Gemcitabine and Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy With or Without a Floxuridine and Dexamethasone Pump in People With Cholangiocarcinoma That Cannot Be Removed With Surgery
This study will compare the safety and effects of HAI floxuridine and dexamethasone combined with the standard chemotherapy drugs gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (GemOx) with those of GemOx alone in peopl...
Atezolizumab in Combination With a Multi-Kinase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Unresectable, Locally Advanced, or Metastatic Liver Cancer
This phase II trial tests whether atezolizumab in combination with a multi-kinase inhibitor (cabozantinib or lenvatinib) compared to multi-kinase inhibitor alone in treating patients with liver cancer...
Study of Futibatinib in Patients With Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma With FGFR2 Fusion or Rearrangement
This is an open-label, multinational, randomized Phase 2 study confirming the clinical benefit of 20 mg futibatinib and evaluating the safety and efficacy of 16 mg futibatinib in previously treated CC...
A Study of an FGFR2/3 Inhibitor (CGT4859) in Patients With Cholangiocarcinoma and Other Advanced Solid Tumors
This is an open-label, phase 1/2 study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic (what the body does to the drug), pharmacodynamic (what the drug does to the body), and antitumor activity o...
A US Study to Evaluate Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE) in Combination With Durvalumab and Bevacizumab Therapy in People With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Amenable to TARE
The purpose of this study is to measure the efficacy and safety of durvalumab intravenous (IV) solution plus bevacizumab IV solution after transarterial radioembolization (Yttrium 90 glass microsphere...
An Open-Label, Multiple-Center, Phase IIa/IIb Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of VG161 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Nivolumab for Treatment of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma or Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Safety Run-in Cohort (cohort 1): 10 patients will be treated with IT injection of VG161 in the cohort 1 at dose level of 1.0x10E8 PFU x 3 days. Monotherapy Cohorts (Cohort 2 and 3) Cohort 2 (HCC) Th...
A Trial of Casdozokitug in Combination With Toripalimab Plus Bevacizumab in Participants With Unresectable and/or Locally Advanced or Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The main goals of this study are to evaluate the safety and efficacy of casdozokitug in combination with toripalimab plus bevacizumab and to define a recommended dose for casdozokitug in combination w...
Study of RP2 in Combination With Second-line Therapy in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic HCC
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of RP2 in combination with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in the second line setting for locally advanced unresectable, recurrent, and/or ...
Combination of TATE and PD-1 Inhibitor in Liver Cancer
This is a multi-center, open-label phase IIA study that investigates the preliminary efficacy of Trans-arterial Tirapazamine Embolization (TATE) treatment of liver cancer followed by a PD-1 checkpoint...
Ivosidenib Plus Durvalumab and Gemcitabine/Cisplatin as First-Line Therapy in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma With an IDH1 Mutation
The objective of this study is to investigate the safety, tolerability and preliminary activity of ivosidenib in combination with durvalumab and gemcitabine/cisplatin as first-line therapy in particip...
ABX196 in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Open-label, uncontrolled, phase 1-2 study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamic effects, and preliminary efficacy of ABX196 administered in combination with nivolumab in patients with ...
A Study of SCG101 in the Treatment of Subjects With Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma
This Phase 1/ 2a study is a multicenter study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of SCG101 in subjects with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma...
Tislelizumab Consolidation After Liver-Directed Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The investigators hypothesize that the addition of Tislelizumab after definitive local therapy for locally advanced inoperable Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) will synergize with local therapy as well ...
A Study Evaluating Atezolizumab, With or Without Bevacizumab, in Participants With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Child-Pugh B7 and B8 Cirrhosis
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety of atezolizumab and bevacizumab, or atezolizumab alone, as first-line treatment in participants with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic hepa...
Dose-defining Study of Tirapazamine Combined With Embolization in Liver Cancer
This phase 1 study is to determine the optimal dose and tolerability of a hypoxia-activating agent, tirapazamine, when it is combined with embolization in liver cancer. Liver cancer patients who are C...
T-Cell Therapy (ECT204) in Adults With Advanced HCC
This is an open-label, dose escalation, multi-center, Phase I/II clinical trial aimed at assessing the safety and preliminary efficacy of an investigational ARTEMIS® ECT204 T-cell therapy. The trial i...
Lenvatinib for the Treatment of Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Liver Transplant
This phase II trial evaluates lenvatinib for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that has come back (recurrent) after a liver transplant. HCC is a cancer of the liver and is the second lea...
Checkpoint Inhibition In Pediatric Hepatocellular Carcinoma
This research study is studying an immunotherapy drug (pembrolizumab or KEYTRUDA) as a possible treatment for pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma or hepatocellular neoplasm not otherwise specified (HCN...
ET140203 T Cells in Pediatric Subjects With Hepatoblastoma, HCN-NOS, or Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Open-label, dose escalation, multi-center, Phase I/II clinical trial to assess the safety/tolerability and determine the recommended Phase II Dose (RP2D) of ET140203 T-cells in pediatric subjects who ...
A Prospective Study of Memantine in Patients With Cirrhosis and Liver Cancer
This is a single-site prospective study to describe efficacy endpoints of single agent memantine in patients with unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic HCC otherwise not deemed candidates for ...
Top Cities for Liver Cancer Clinical Trials
Liver Cancer clinical trials are recruiting across 104 cities. Here are the cities with the most active studies:
About Liver Cancer
Liver cancer most commonly presents as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is often associated with chronic liver disease or hepatitis. It is one of the fastest-growing causes of cancer death. Treatment options include surgery, liver transplant, ablation, and systemic therapies.
Clinical trials are advancing new treatments for liver cancer. Currently, 30 studies are recruiting a combined 10,423 participants across the United States. Research is being conducted by 25 organizations including University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, AstraZeneca, AbbVie and 22 others.
2026 Liver Cancer Research Landscape
As of March 2026, the liver cancer clinical trial landscape includes 30 actively recruiting studies across 104 cities in the United States. These studies are collectively seeking 10,423 participants, with an average enrollment target of 347 per study.
Research is being led by 25 different organizations, including University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, AstraZeneca, AbbVie, Hoffmann-La Roche, TransThera Sciences (Nanjing), Inc., and 20 others. The large number of sponsors reflects significant research interest and investment in liver cancer treatment advancement.
Geographically, liver cancer trials are most concentrated in Atlanta, Georgia (9 trials); Chicago, Illinois (8 trials); Boston, Massachusetts (7 trials); Los Angeles, California (6 trials); Detroit, Michigan (6 trials) and 7 other cities.
Featured Liver Cancer Studies
Highlighted recruiting studies for liver cancer, selected by enrollment size and research scope.
National Liver Cancer Screening Trial
The National Liver Cancer Screening Trial is an adaptive randomized phase IV Trial comparing ultrasound-based versus biomarker-based screening in 5500 patients with cirrhosis from any etiology or patients with chronic hepatitis B infection. Eligible patients will be randomized in a 1:1 fashion to Arm A using semi-annual ultrasound and AFP-based screening or Arm B using semi-annual screening using ...
Phase III Study of Rilvegostomig in Combination With Bevacizumab With or Without Tremelimumab as First-line Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
This is a Phase III, randomised, open-label, sponsor-blinded, 3-arm, multicentre, global study assessing the efficacy and safety of rilvegostomig in combination with bevacizumab with or without tremelimumab compared to atezolizumab in combination with bevacizumab. This study will be conducted in participants with advanced HCC who are not amenable to curative therapy or locoregional therapy
A Study to Assess the Dose, Adverse Events, and Change in Disease Activity of Livmoniplimab as an Intravenous (IV) Solution in Combination With Budigalimab as an IV Solution in Adult Participants With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cancer worldwide and a leading cause of cancer-related death. The majority of participants first presenting with HCC have advanced unresectable or metastatic disease. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the optimized dose, adverse events, and efficacy of livmoniplimab in combination with budigalimab. Livmoniplimab is an investigational drug being de...
Frequently Asked Questions About Liver Cancer Clinical Trials
Are there liver cancer clinical trials near me?
Yes, there are 30 liver cancer clinical trials currently recruiting across 104+ cities in the United States, including Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Boston, Massachusetts. Browse the studies above to find one at a location convenient for you.
How do I join a liver cancer clinical trial?
To join a liver cancer clinical trial: 1) Browse the available studies on this page, 2) Click on a study that interests you, 3) Check the study locations to find a site near you, 4) Review the eligibility criteria, and 5) Contact the study site or complete the eligibility form. The process is free and you can withdraw at any time.
Are liver cancer clinical trials free?
Yes, participation in liver cancer clinical trials is free. Study-related treatments, medical tests, and doctor visits are provided at no cost to participants. Many studies also offer compensation for your time and travel expenses.
What types of liver cancer treatments are being studied?
Current liver cancer clinical trials are testing a range of approaches. These include new drugs, combination therapies, medical devices, and other interventions sponsored by 25 research organizations.
Is it safe to participate in liver cancer clinical trials?
Clinical trials are carefully regulated by the FDA and institutional review boards (IRBs). All trials must follow strict safety protocols, and participants receive close medical monitoring throughout the study. You can withdraw from a trial at any time without penalty.
Data updated March 2, 2026 from ClinicalTrials.gov
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