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NCT05738980
Prevention of Postoperative Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Blocking RAK Cells With Anti-TIM-3
NA trial testing Autologous RAK cells in Hepatocellular Carcinoma in 88 participants. Currently enrolling.
31 December 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Beijing Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 88 |
| Start date | 1 February 2023 |
| Primary completion | 31 December 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across China |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Autologous RAK cells — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma — all drugs for Hepatocellular Carcinoma →
Sponsor
Beijing Hospital
Who can join
Adults 18 to 75, any sex, with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
To compare the safety and efficacy of unmodified RAK cells and anti-TIM-3 blocked autologous RAK cells in preventing postoperative recurrence of HCC by postoperative TACE therapy combined with immune cell therapy.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Targeting LAG-3, TIM-3, and TIGIT for cancer immunotherapy.
Cai L, Li Y, Tan J, Xu L, et al · · 2023 · cited 232× · PMID 37670328 · DOI 10.1186/s13045-023-01499-1 -
Emerging IO checkpoints in gastrointestinal oncology.
Tojjari A, Saeed A, Cavalcante L. · · 2025 · cited 3× · PMID 40777027 · DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1575713
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- PubMed search for NCT05738980
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05738980 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Beijing Hospital
- Last refreshed: 22 February 2023
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