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NCT04246177

Safety and Efficacy of Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) in Participants With Incurable/Non-metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma (MK-7902-012/E7080-G000-318/LEAP-012)

  • NCT04246177 ↗
  • Terminated
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
  • 121 commentary sources found
  • Deep

We haven't built a report for this trial yet. This page shows the registry record and the public commentary we found that names the trial. A report reads that commentary and sets out what clinicians said about the trial, each point linked to its source. How reports are made.

Commentary we found

Podcasts, YouTube videos and X posts in our index that name this trial. A report screens them, searches for more and cites what clinicians said when it is built.

ChannelFound
X threads61
YouTube29
Podcasts28
X videos3

The trial

ClinicalTrials.gov
Official title
A Phase 3 Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blinded, Active-controlled, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) Versus TACE in Participants With Incurable/Non-metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma (LEAP-012)
Phase
Phase 3
Status
Terminated
Conditions
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Interventions
Lenvatinib; Pembrolizumab; Oral Placebo; IV Placebo; TACE
Arms
  • Lenvatinib plus Pembrolizumab plus TACE · Experimental
  • Oral Placebo plus IV Placebo plus TACE · Active comparator
Enrollment
480
Primary outcomes
  • Progression Free Survival (PFS) Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) as Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)
  • Overall Survival (OS)
Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC with Eisai Inc.
Start
May 22, 2020
Primary completion
Aug 19, 2025
Results posted
Yes
Registry record
NCT04246177 · updated Sep 3, 2026

Publications

linked from the registry
  • Kudo M, Ren Z, Guo Y, Han G, Lin H, Zheng J, Ogasawara S, Kim JH, Zhao H, Li C, Madoff DC, Ghobrial RM, Kawaoka T, Gerolami R, Ikeda M, Kumada H, El-Khoueiry AB, Vogel A, Peng X, Mody K, Dutcus C, Dubrovsky L, Siegel AB, Finn RS, Llovet JM; LEAP-012 investigators. Transarterial chemoembolisation combined with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus dual placebo for unresectable, non-metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (LEAP-012): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 study. Lancet. 2025 Jan 18;405(10474):203-215. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02575-3. Epub 2025 Jan 8. PubMed 39798578
  • Verset G, Borbath I, Karwal M, Verslype C, Van Vlierberghe H, Kardosh A, Zagonel V, Stal P, Sarker D, Palmer DH, Vogel A, Edeline J, Cattan S, Kudo M, Cheng AL, Ogasawara S, Daniele B, Chan SL, Knox JJ, Qin S, Siegel AB, Chisamore M, Hatogai K, Wang A, Finn RS, Zhu AX. Pembrolizumab Monotherapy for Previously Untreated Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Data from the Open-Label, Phase II KEYNOTE-224 Trial. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 Jun 13;28(12):2547-2554. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-21-3807. PubMed 35421228
  • Llovet JM, Vogel A, Madoff DC, Finn RS, Ogasawara S, Ren Z, Mody K, Li JJ, Siegel AB, Dubrovsky L, Kudo M. Randomized Phase 3 LEAP-012 Study: Transarterial Chemoembolization With or Without Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab for Intermediate-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Not Amenable to Curative Treatment. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2022 Apr;45(4):405-412. doi: 10.1007/s00270-021-03031-9. Epub 2022 Feb 4. PubMed 35119481
  • Taylor MH, Schmidt EV, Dutcus C, Pinheiro EM, Funahashi Y, Lubiniecki G, Rasco D. The LEAP program: lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab for the treatment of advanced solid tumors. Future Oncol. 2021 Feb;17(6):637-648. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0937. Epub 2020 Dec 10. PubMed 33300372
  • Kloeckner R, Galle PR, Bruix J. Local and Regional Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Hepatology. 2021 Jan;73 Suppl 1:137-149. doi: 10.1002/hep.31424. Epub 2020 Nov 6. No abstract available. PubMed 32557715