A global study to evaluate transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in combination with durvalumab and bevacizumab therapy in patients with locoregional hepatocellular carcinoma

2023-509053-32-00 Protocol EMERALD-1 Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) Ended

Start 17 Jul 2019 · End 23 Mar 2026 · Status Ended · 3 EU/EEA countries · 17 sites · Protocol EMERALD-1

Overview

Sponsor-declared trial summary

Phase Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III)
Status Ended
Participants planned 674
Countries 3
Sites 17

Locoregional Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

To assess the efficacy of durvalumab and bevacizumab when given with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) compared to TACE + placebo

Key facts

Sponsor
AstraZeneca AB
Participant type
Patients
Age range
18-64 years, 65+ years
Gender
Male and Female
Therapeutic area
Diseases [C] - Neoplasms [C04]
Trial duration
17 Jul 2019 → 23 Mar 2026
Decision date (initial)
2024-02-21
Transition trial
Yes
Low-intervention
No
Rare-disease indication
No
Vulnerable population
Yes
Funding sources
AstraZeneca AB

External identifiers

EU CT number
2023-509053-32-00
EudraCT number
2018-002134-20
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT03778957

Trial design

CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding

Main objective

Scope: Efficacy

To assess the efficacy of durvalumab and bevacizumab when given with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) compared to TACE + placebo

Secondary objectives 1

  1. To assess the efficacy and safety of durvalumab when given with TACE compared To TACE and placebo. To assess the efficacy of all immunotherapy arms and TACE compared with TACE and placebo by PD-L1 expression and AFP expression level. To assess disease-related symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients treated with all immunotherapy arms and TACE compared with TACE and placebo. To evaluate the PK and immunogenicities of all immunotherapy arms with TACE.

Conditions and MedDRA coding

Locoregional Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

VersionLevelCodeTermSystem organ class
21.0 LLT 10019828 Hepatocellular carcinoma non-resectable 10029104

Study design 3 periods

#TitleAllocationBlindingRoles blindedArms
1 NA
NA
Randomised Controlled Double [{"id":141645,"code":1,"name":"Subject"},{"id":141643,"code":3,"name":"Monitor"},{"id":141644,"code":2,"name":"Investigator"}] Arm A: Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) in combination with Durvalumab
2 NA
NA
Randomised Controlled Double [{"id":141649,"code":3,"name":"Monitor"},{"id":141647,"code":1,"name":"Subject"},{"id":141648,"code":2,"name":"Investigator"}] Arm B: Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) in combination with Durvalumab and Bevacizumab
3 NA
NA
Randomised Controlled Double [{"id":141652,"code":3,"name":"Monitor"},{"id":141653,"code":1,"name":"Subject"},{"id":141651,"code":2,"name":"Investigator"}] Arm C: Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) in combination with Placebos

Regulatory references

Scientific advice from competent authorities
European Medicines Agency
Plan to share IPD
Yes
IPD plan description
Qualified researchers can request access to anonymized individual patient-level data from AstraZeneca group of companies sponsored clinical trials via the request portal Vivli.org. All requests will be evaluated as per the AZ disclosure commitment: https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure. Yes, indicates that AZ are accepting requests for IPD, but this does not mean all requests will be shared. AstraZeneca will meet or exceed data availability as per the commitments made to the EFPIA PhRMA Data Sharing Principles. When a request has been approved AstraZeneca will provide access to the anonymized individual patient-level data via secure research environment https://vivli.org/. Signed Data Usage Agreement (non-negotiable contract for data accessors) must be in place before accessing requested information.

Eligibility criteria

Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor

Inclusion criteria 1

  1. No evidence of extrahepatic disease. Disease not amenable to curative surgery or transplantation or curative ablation but disease amenable to TACE. Child-Pugh score class A to B7 and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 at enrollment. Measurable disease by mRECIST criteria. Adequate organ and marrow function.

Exclusion criteria 1

  1. Any history of nephrotic or nephritic syndrome. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease or arterial thrombotic event, including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, cerebrovascular accident, or transient ischemic attack, within 6 months prior to randomization. Any prior or current evidence of coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis or patients who had any kind of surgery in the past 28 days (biopsies are exempt from this exclusion). History of abdominal fistula or GI perforation, non healed gastric ulcer, or active GI bleeding within 6 months prior to enrollment. Patients with Vp3 and Vp4 portal vein thrombosis on baseline imaging are excluded.

Endpoints

Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)

Primary endpoints 1

  1. Progression Free Survival (PFS) per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR

Secondary endpoints 1

  1. Overall Survival (OS). Objective Response Rate (ORR). Disease Control Rate (DCR). Duration of Response (DoR). Time to progression (TTP). Time from Randomization to Second Progression PFS (PFS2). Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) patient reported outcomes.

Investigational products

Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary

Test 3

IMFINZI 50 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion.

PRD6651398 · Product

Active substance
Durvalumab
Substance synonyms
MEDI4736
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Max daily dose
00 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
00 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
99 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L01XC28 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/18/1322/001
MA holder
ASTRAZENECA AB
MA country
EU
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Bevacizumab

SUB16402MIG · Substance

Active substance
Bevacizumab
Pharmaceutical form
CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS
Max daily dose
00 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
00 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
99 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Bevacizumab

SCP29096188 · ATC

Active substance
Bevacizumab
Substance synonyms
BI 695502, BS-503A, PF-06439535, BP01, HLX04, RHUMAB-VEGF, BEVACIZUMABUM, RHUMAB VEGF
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS
Max daily dose
00 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
00 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
99 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L01XC07 — BEVACIZUMAB
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Placebo 1

Placebo

N/A · Product

Other product name
N/A
Pharmaceutical form
N/A
ATC code
N/A — N/A
Marketing authorisation
N/A
MA holder
N/A
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No

Auxiliary 2

Mycophenolate Mofetil

SUB03360MIG · Substance

Active substance
Mycophenolate Mofetil
Pharmaceutical form
CAPSULES
Route of administration
ORAL
Max daily dose
00 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
00 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
99 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Infliximab

SUB02681MIG · Substance

Active substance
Infliximab
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS
Max daily dose
00 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
00 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
99 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Sponsors and contacts

Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties

AstraZeneca AB

Sponsor organisation
AstraZeneca AB
Address
-
City
Sodertalje
Postcode
151 85
Country
Sweden

Scientific contact point

Organisation
AstraZeneca AB
Contact name
AstraZeneca Clinical Study Information Center

Public contact point

Organisation
AstraZeneca AB
Contact name
AstraZeneca Clinical Study Information Center

Locations

3 EU/EEA countries · 17 investigational sites

By country

CountryMS statusPlanned subjectsSites
France Ended 53 9
Italy Ended 13 4
Spain Ended 10 4
Rest of world
Japan, Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, India, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Republic of, United States, China, Canada, Vietnam, Russian Federation, Mexico
598

Investigational sites

France

9 sites · Ended
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
Hepatogastro-enterology & Digestive Oncology, 151 Route De Saint Antoine, 06200, Nice
Hopital Beaujon
Medical Oncology, 100 Boulevard Du General Leclerc, 92110, Clichy
Hopital Saint Eloi
Medical Oncology, 80 Avenue Augustin Fliche, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Hepatology, 43 Boulevard De L Hopital, 75013, Paris
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Digestive Oncology, Avenue De Magellan, 33600, Pessac
Hopital Avicenne
Hepatogastro-enterology, 125 Rue De Stalingrad, 93009, Bobigny Cedex
CHRU De Nancy
Hepatogastro-enterology, Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy Cedex, 11 Rue Du Morvan, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy Cedex
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
Hepatogastro-enterology, Boulevard De La Chantourne, Cs 10217, Grenoble Cedex 9
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
Medical Oncology, 1 Avenue Du Professeur Jean Poulhes, Tsa 50032, Toulouse Cedex 9

Italy

4 sites · Ended
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Degli Spedali Civili Di Brescia
Oncology, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123, Brescia
Azienda USL Toscana Sud Est
Oncology, Ospedale Area Aretina Nord, Via Pietro Nenni 20/22, Arezzo
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori
Oncology General Surgery, Via Giacomo Venezian 1, 20133, Milan
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana
Oncology, Via Roma 67, 56126, Pisa

Spain

4 sites · Ended
Clinica Universidad De Navarra
Unidad de Hepatología, Avenue Pio XII 36, 31008, Pamplona
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon
Unidad de Hepatología, Calle Del Doctor Esquerdo 46, 28009, Madrid
Hospital Universitario Donostia
Servicio Digestivo, Pasealeku Doct. Begiristain 109, 20014, Donostia
Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofia
Servicio de Hepatología-Transplante hepático, Avenida Menendez Pidal S/n, 14004, Cordoba

Country notifications

Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State

Country Trial startTrial end Recruitment startRecruitment end Early termination
France 2019-07-30 2026-04-07 2019-08-26 2021-07-19
Italy 2019-07-25 2026-03-25 2019-11-06 2021-06-29
Spain 2019-07-17 2026-03-23 2019-12-20 2021-02-17

Results and documents

Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial

Documents 13 files

Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.

TypeTitleVersion
Protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol 2023-509053-32-00_Redacted 2
Recruitment arrangements (for publication) CTIS Blank Document for Transition Trials NA
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF adult subject annex_redacted 5.0 ES
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF adult subject_redacted 12
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF pregnant partners_clean 3.0 ES
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) E2_SmPC Bevacizumab 25 mg-ml concentrate for solution for infusion NA
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) E2_SmPC Durvalumab_placeholder 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) G2_Non-AZ IMP Reference Safety Information_nRSI Bevacizumab 3
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol synopsis_ES_2023-509053-32-00_redacted 2
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol Synopsis_IT_2023-509053-32-00_redacted 5
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol synopsis_Lay Language_ES_2023-509053-32-00_for publication 1
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol Synopsis_Lay Language_FR_2023-509053-32-00_for publication 1
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol Synopsis_Lay Language_IT_2023-509053-32-00_for publication 1

Application history

4 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications

#TypeCodeSubmittedReference MSConclusionDecision date
1 INITIAL IN 2024-01-17 Spain Acceptable
2024-02-16
2024-02-16
2 SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION SM-1 2024-03-21 Spain Acceptable
2024-06-13
2024-06-13
3 SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION SM-2 2024-10-09 Spain Acceptable
2024-11-12
2024-11-12
4 NON SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION NSM-1 2025-10-14 Spain Acceptable
2024-11-12
2025-10-14