Observational Study Protocol: LIVER-R
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Durvalumab-based combination therapies in observational study setting, Durvalumab-based combination therapies in observational study setting.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hepatobiliary Cancers. Basic parameters: 18 years — 130 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil +17
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
An Observational Multi Center Study to Evaluate Real World Treatment Outcomes of Durvalumab Based Regimens in Hepatobiliary Cancers
Overview
Given the number of anticipated durvalumab-based treatment launches in the hepatobiliary cancer space over the next 3 years, there is a need to capture contemporary real-world data across these indications. LIVER-R is a multicountry, multicenter, observational study of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of hepatobiliary cancer treated with a durvalumab-based regimen as part of routine clinical practice or early access program (EAP). The study design will include primary and secondary data collection. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of durvalumab-based regimens in real-world settings as measured by real-world overall survival. Other endpoints include demographics, clinical characteristics, clinically significant events of interest, treatment patterns, concomitant medications, and other real-world clinical endpoints (such as duration of treatment, progression-free survival, time to treatment progression, time to next treatment, recurrence-free survival, and time to treatment recurrence).
Detailed description
LIVER-R is a real-world, multi-country, multi-centre study aiming to enroll approximately 2500 pts with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC; n=1135) or advanced biliary tract cancers (aBTCs; n=1355) across 22 countries from North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. The study design will include primary and secondary data collection. Primary data will be collected in real-time during the patient's routine visit. Secondary data will be collected from the patient's medical record at enrollment and at prespecified study time points (6-month intervals). The study population includes adult patients whose physician has previously made the decision to treat them with a durvalumab-based regimen for hepatobiliary cancer as part of routine clinical practice or patients receiving treatment through EAP. The study will include a baseline period of up to 5 years before the index date (initiation of a Durvalumab-based regimen) and a follow-up period to the earliest of death, loss to follow-up, withdrawal, or end of study for a maximum follow-up of 2 years for patients with aBTCs or 3 years for patients with uHCC. This is a descriptive, noncomparative study. No formal hypotheses are to be tested. All descriptive analyses will be conducted separately for each primary hepatobiliary cancer indication. Kaplan Meier estimates will be produced for time-to-event outcomes.
Interventions
- Other Durvalumab-based combination therapies in observational study setting
Data on patients who initiated durvalumab-based regimens, including STRIDE (Single Tremelimumab Regular Interval Durvalumab), will be collected). - Other Durvalumab-based combination therapies in observational study setting
Data on patients who initiated durvalumab-based regimens, including durvalumab + chemotherapy combinations (e.g., Durvalumab + GemCis etc.) will be collected.
Primary outcome measures
- Real-world overall survival (rwOS) [Time frame: rwOS will be assessed as OS rates at 6, 12, 24 months (both aBTC and uHCC), and 36 months (uHCC), median OS for a maximum follow-up of 2 and 3 years for aBTC and uHCC, respectively.]
Secondary outcome measures (9)
- Real-world duration of treatment (rwDOT) [Time frame: rwDOT will be assessed as median DOT for a maximum follow-up of 2 years (aBTC) or 3 years (uHCC).]
- Real-world progression free survival (rwPFS) [Time frame: rwPFS will be assessed as PFS rates at 6, 12, 24 months (both aBTC and uHCC), and 36 months (uHCC), median PFS for a maximum follow-up of 2 and 3 years for aBTC and uHCC, respectively.]
- Real-world time to progression (rwTTP) [Time frame: rwTTP will be assessed as median TTP for a maximum follow-up of 2 years (aBTC) or 3 years (uHCC).]
- Real-world time to next treatment (rwTTNT) [Time frame: rwTTNT will be assessed as median TTNT for a maximum follow-up of 2 years (aBTC) or 3 years (uHCC).]
- Real-world recurrence free survival (rwRFS) [Time frame: rwRFS will be assessed as RFS rates at 6, 12, 24 months (both aBTC and uHCC), and 36 months (uHCC), median RFS for a maximum follow-up of 2 and 3 years for aBTC and uHCC, respectively.]
- Real-world time to recurrence (rwTTR) [Time frame: rwTTR will be assessed as median TTR for a maximum follow-up of 2 years (aBTC) or 3 years (uHCC).]
- Patient demographic and clinical characteristics [Time frame: Patient demographic and clinical characteristics will be captured up to 5 years prior to the index date.]
- Percentage of patients receiving each treatment regimen [Time frame: Treatment patterns will be captured from the index date until the earliest of death, loss to follow-up, withdrawal, or end of study for a maximum follow-up of 2 years for patients with aBTCs or 3 years for patients with uHCC.]
- Clinically significant events (CSEs) of interest leading to a medical intervention [Time frame: CSEs will be captured from the index date through 90 days after the last administration of durvalumab-based regimen or death, whichever occurs first.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age ≥18 years and a lawful adult in the country at the index date
- Confirmed presence of malignancy of primary hepatobiliary cancer (i.e., uHCC or aBTC) by the treating physician
- Type of hepatobiliary cancer indication is approved to be treated (i.e., positive phase 3 clinical trial read out for HIMALAYA or TOPAZ 1) with a durvalumab based regimen in the respective country or was administered as part of an EAP
- Informed consent was obtained as per country level regulations on or after the index date
Exclusion criteria
- Currently/was participating or plans to participate in any clinical trial for investigational treatment for hepatobiliary cancers on or after the diagnosis date until the index date
- Received other systemic therapies for hepatobiliary cancer indication on or after diagnosis date through the index date (e.g., uHCC or aBTC patient who received a systemic treatment for unresectable HCC or advanced BTC, respectively, prior to initiating durvalumab based regimen)
- Received a liver transplant during the baseline period
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Germany · 32 centers
- Research Site — Heidenheim
- Research Site — Konstanz
- Research Site — Schorndorf
- Research Site — Mannheim
- Research Site — Stuttgart
- Research Site — Augsburg
- Research Site — Munich
- Research Site — Bremenhaven
- … and 24 more centers
United States · 24 centers
- Research Site — Birmingham
- Research Site — Mobile
- Research Site — Phoenix
- Research Site — Coronado
- Research Site — Los Angeles
- Research Site — Walnut Creek
- Research Site — Clermont
- Research Site — Gainesville
- … and 16 more centers
Spain · 18 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
France · 10 centers
- Research Site — Strasbourg
- Research Site — Grenoble
- Research Site — St-Malo
- Research Site — Mulhouse
- Research Site — Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Research Site — Poitiers
- Research Site — Avignon
- Research Site — Marseille
- … and 2 more centers
Italy · 10 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Japan · 8 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Belgium · 6 centers
- Research Site — Brussels
- Research Site — Bonheiden
- Research Site — Edegem
- Research Site — Leuven
- Research Site — Liège
- Research Site — Stene
Brazil · 6 centers
- Research Site — Curitiba
- Research Site — Recife - PE
- Research Site — Porto Alegre
- Research Site — Morumbi
- Research Site — São Paulo
- Research Site — São Paulo
Greece · 6 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Taiwan · 5 centers
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Australia · 4 centers
- Research Site — Garran
- Research Site — Heidelberg
- Research Site — Melbourne
- Research Site — Murdoch
Canada · 4 centers
- Research Site — Calgary
- Research Site — Edmonton
- Research Site — Halifax
- Research Site — London
Israel · 4 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Portugal · 4 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Romania · 4 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Austria · 3 centers
- Research Site — Sankt Pölten
- Research Site — Vienna
- Research Site — Linz
Norway · 2 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Saudi Arabia · 2 centers
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Singapore · 2 centers
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Switzerland · 2 centers
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United Arab Emirates · 2 centers
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Puerto Rico · 1 center
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Publications
- Ikeda M, Worns MA, Akce M, Hsu C, Tebbutt NC, Casadei-Gardini A, Sah J, Farid-Kapadia M, Stirnadel-Farrant HA, Paskow MJ, Baur B, Melillo G, Schmidt J, Daktera A, Knox JJ. LIVER-R study protocol: a global real-world study of durvalumab-based regimens in patients with hepatobiliary cancers. Future Oncol. 2025 Dec;21(29):3739-3748. doi: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2589057. Epub 2025 Nov 24. PMID 41277677
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06252753 · D419CR00035