A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Multiple Immunotherapy-Based Treatment Combinations in Patients With Advanced Liver Cancers (Morpheus-Liver)

Last updated: March 25, 2026
Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1/2

Condition

Digestive System Neoplasms

Liver Cancer

Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Treatment

Tobemstomig 1200 mg

RO7247669 1200 mg dose

Bevacizumab 10 mg/kg

Clinical Study ID

NCT04524871
GO42216
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

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 treatments become available, close existing treatment arms that demonstrate minimal clinical activity or unacceptable toxicity, modify the participant population, or introduce additional cohorts of participants with other types of advanced primary liver cancer.

Cohort 1 will enroll participants with locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have not received prior systemic therapy for their disease. Eligible participants will initially be randomly assigned to one of several treatment arms (Stage 1). Participants who experience loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity during Stage 1 may be eligible to receive treatment with a different treatment combination (Stage 2). When a Stage 2 treatment combination is available, this will be introduced by amending the protocol.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

Stage 1

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 within 7 daysprior to randomization

  • Locally advanced or metastatic and/or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)with diagnosis confirmed by histology/cytology or clinically by American Associationfor the Study of

  • Liver Diseases criteria in cirrhotic patients

  • Child-Pugh class A within 7 days prior to randomization

  • Disease that is not amenable to curative surgical and/or locoregional therapies

  • No prior systemic treatment for HCC

  • Life expectancy >= 3 months

  • Availability of a representative tumor specimen that is suitable for determinationof PD-L1 and/or additional biomarker status via central testing

Stage 1 and Stage 2

  • Measurable disease according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors v1.1

  • Adequate hematologic and end-organ function within 7 days prior to initiation ofstudy treatment

  • Documented virology status of hepatitis, as confirmed by screening tests forhepatitis B virus - (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)

  • Negative HIV test at screening

  • For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent or usecontraception and for men: agreement to remain abstinent or use contraception, andagreement to refrain from donating sperm

Stage 2

  • ECOG Performance Status of 0, 1, or 2

  • Ability to initiate Stage 2 treatment within 3 months after experiencingunacceptable toxicity not related to atezolizumab or RO7247669 or loss of clinicalbenefit as determined by the investigator while receiving Stage 1 treatment

  • Availability of a tumor specimen from a biopsy performed upon discontinuation ofStage 1 (if deemed clinically feasible)

NKT2152-Containing Arm:

  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 X ULN in the absence of Gilbert's disease (≤ 3.0 X ULN ifGilbert's disease)

  • AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 X ULN (≤ 5 X ULN if liver metastases present)

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

Stage 1

  • Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies orinhibitors targeting HIF2a

  • Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study

  • Treatment with locoregional therapy to liver within 28 days prior to initiation ofstudy, or non-recovery from side effects of any such procedure

  • Untreated or incompletely treated esophageal and/or gastric varices with bleeding orat high risk for bleeding

  • Prior bleeding event due to esophageal and/or gastric varices within 6 months priorto initiation of study

  • AEs from prior anti-cancer therapy that have not resolved to Grade <= 1 or better,with the exception of alopecia of any grade

  • Inadequately controlled hypertension

  • History of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy

  • Significant vascular disease

  • History of hemoptysis within 1 month prior to initiation of study

  • Evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy

  • Current or recent use of aspirin (>325 mg/day) or treatment with clopidogrel,dipyramidole, ticlopidine, or cilostazol

  • Current or recent use of full-dose oral or parenteral anticoagulants or thrombolyticagents for therapeutic (as opposed to prophylactic) purpose

  • Core biopsy or other minor surgical procedure within 3 days prior to initiation ofstudy

  • History of abdominal or tracheoesophageal fistula, GI perforation, orintra-abdominal abscess, intestinal obstruction and/or clinical signs/symptoms of GIobstruction

  • Evidence of abdominal free air not explained by paracentesis or recent surgery

  • Serious, non-healing/dehiscing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture

  • Grade >=2 proteinuria

  • Metastatic disease involving major airways/blood vessels, or centrally locatedmediastinal tumor masses of large volume

  • History of clinically significant intra-abdominal inflammatory process

  • Radiotherapy within 28 days or abdominal/pelvic radiotherapy within 60 days prior toinitiation of study with the exception of palliative radiotherapy to bone lesionswithin 7 days prior to initiation of study

  • Major surgery, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior toinitiation of study; or abdominal surgery, abdominal interventions or significantabdominal traumatic injury within 60 days prior to initiation of study; oranticipation of need for major surgery during study or non-recovery from sideeffects of any such procedure

  • Chronic daily treatment with NSAID

  • Eligible only for control arm

Stage 1 and 2

  • Fibrolamellar or sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC

  • History of hepatic encephalopathy

  • Moderate or severe ascites

  • HBV and HCV coinfection

  • Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing CNS metastases

  • History of leptomeningeal disease

  • Uncontrolled tumor-related pain

  • Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrentdrainage procedures

  • Uncontrolled or symptomatic hypercalcemia

  • Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency

  • History of IPF, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced or idiopathic pneumonitis, orevidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan

  • Active TB

  • Significant CV disease within 3 months prior to initiation of study, unstablearrhythmia, or unstable angina

  • Major surgery, other than for diagnosis, within 4 weeks prior to initiation ofstudy, or anticipated major surgery during study

  • History of malignancy other than HCC within 5 years prior to screening

  • Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study

  • Treatment with therapeutic oral or IV antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to initiationof study

  • Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation

  • Treatment with a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to initiation ofstudy, or anticipation of need for such a vaccine during atezolizumab treatment orwithin 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab

  • History of severe allergic anaphylactic reactions to chimeric or humanizedantibodies or fusion proteins

  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or any of theirexcipients

  • Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory, immunosuppressive agents within 4 weeksor 5 drug-elimination half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to initiation of study

  • Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medication within 2 weeks prior toinitiation of study

  • Grade >= 3 hemorrhage or bleeding event within 8 weeks prior to initiation of studytreatment

  • Patients entering Stage 2: immunotherapy-related adverse events that have notresolved to Grade 1 or better or to baseline at time of consent

Study Design

Total Participants: 518
Treatment Group(s): 19
Primary Treatment: Tobemstomig 1200 mg
Phase: 1/2
Study Start date:
November 01, 2020
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2027

Connect with a study center

  • Beijing Cancer Hospital

    Beijing, 100036
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Beijing Cancer Hospital; Pharmacy room

    Beijing, 100142
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Beijing Cancer Hospital

    Beijing 1816670, 100036
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University

    Shanghai, 200032
    China

    Completed

  • Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University

    Shanghai 1796236, 200032
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Georges Francois Leclerc

    Dijon, 21079
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Georges Francois Leclerc; Oncologie 3

    Dijon, 21079
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Georges Francois Leclerc

    Dijon 3021372, 21079
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Hôpitaux de Marseille

    Marseille,
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU Hôpitaux de Marseille

    Marseille 2995469,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Hôpitaux de Marseille

    Marseille CEDEX 05,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Eugène Marquis

    Rennes, 35042
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Eugène Marquis

    Rennes 2983990, 35042
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, 94800
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif 2968705, 94800
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif CEDEX, 94800
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Rambam Medical Center

    Haifa, 3109601
    Israel

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rambam Medical Center

    Haifa 294801, 3109601
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Hadassah University Medical Center

    Jerusalem,
    Israel

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hadassah University Medical Center

    Jerusalem 281184,
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus; Davidof Institute

    Petach Tikva, 4941492
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Davidof Center - Rabin Medical Center

    Petah Tikva, 4941492
    Israel

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus

    Petah Tikva, 49100
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus; Davidof Institute

    Petah Tikva, 0049414
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Davidof Center - Rabin Medical Center

    Petah Tikva 293918, 4941492
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus

    Petah Tikva 293918, 49100
    Israel

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sourasky Medical Centre

    Tel Aviv, 64239
    Israel

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sourasky Medical Centre

    Tel Aviv 293397, 64239
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Sourasky Medical Centre

    Tel-Aviv, 64239
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • CHA Bundang Medical Center

    Gyeonggi-do, 13496
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Asan Medical Center

    Seoul, 5505
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 06351
    Korea, Republic of

    Active - Recruiting

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul, 03080
    Korea, Republic of

    Active - Recruiting

  • Auckland City Hospital

    Auckland, 1023
    New Zealand

    Active - Recruiting

  • Auckland City Hospital

    Auckland 2193733, 1023
    New Zealand

    Site Not Available

  • CHA Bundang Medical Center

    Gyeonggi-do, 13496
    South Korea

    Site Not Available

  • CHA Bundang Medical Center

    Gyeonggi-do 6363696, 13496
    South Korea

    Site Not Available

  • Asan Medical Center

    Seoul, 5505
    South Korea

    Active - Recruiting

  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 06351
    South Korea

    Active - Recruiting

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul, 03080
    South Korea

    Site Not Available

  • Asan Medical Center

    Seoul 1835848, 5505
    South Korea

    Site Not Available

  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul 1835848, 06351
    South Korea

    Active - Recruiting

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul 1835848, 03080
    South Korea

    Site Not Available

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital

    Tainan, 70457
    Taiwan

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital

    Tainan 1668355, 70457
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital

    Tainan City 1668355, 70457
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, 10002
    Taiwan

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei 1668341, 10002
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • UC Irvine Medical Center

    Costa Mesa, California 92627
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • City of Hope

    Duarte, California 91010
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of California San Diego

    La Jolla, California 92037-1337
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UC Irvine Medical Center

    Orange, California 92868
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of California San Diego Medical Center

    San Diego, California 92103
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of California San Francisco Cancer Center

    San Francisco, California 94115
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of California San Francisco Cancer Center; Pharmacy

    San Francisco, California 94115
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UCLA Center for East

    Santa Monica, California 90404
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UCLA Center for East; West Medicine

    Santa Monica, California 90404
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UC Irvine Medical Center

    Costa Mesa 5339840, California 5332921 92627
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • City of Hope

    Duarte 5344147, California 5332921 91010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California San Diego

    La Jolla 5363943, California 5332921 92093
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UC Irvine Medical Center

    Orange 5379513, California 5332921 92868
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California San Diego Medical Center

    San Diego 5391811, California 5332921 92103
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California San Francisco Cancer Center

    San Francisco 5391959, California 5332921 94115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UCLA Center for East

    Santa Monica 5393212, California 5332921 90404
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cherry Creek Medical Center

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UCHealth Cancer Center Pharmacy - Highlands Ranch Hospital

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Colorado Hospital - Anschutz Cancer Pavilion

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UCHealth Cancer Center Pharmacy - Highlands Ranch Hospital

    Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129-6694
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cherry Creek Medical Center

    Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UCHealth Cancer Center Pharmacy - Highlands Ranch Hospital

    Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618 80045
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Colorado Hospital - Anschutz Cancer Pavilion

    Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618 80045
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UCHealth Cancer Center Pharmacy - Highlands Ranch Hospital

    Highlands Ranch 5425043, Colorado 5417618 80129-6694
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven

    New Haven, Connecticut 06510
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven

    New Haven 4839366, Connecticut 4831725 06510
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Georgetown University Medical Center

    Washington, District of Columbia 20007
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Georgetown University Medical Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20007
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Georgetown University Medical Center

    Washington D.C. 4140963, District of Columbia 4138106 20007
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Kentucky - Markey Cancer Center

    Lexington, Kentucky 40536-7001
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Kentucky - Markey Cancer Center

    Lexington 4297983, Kentucky 6254925 40536-7001
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, Oregon 97239
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland 5746545, Oregon 5744337 97239
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • SCRI Oncology Partners

    Nashville, Tennessee 37203
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute

    Nashville, Tennessee 37203
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute / Tennessee Oncology

    Nashville, Tennessee 37203
    United States

    Completed

  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute / Tennessee Oncology

    Nashville 4644585, Tennessee 4662168 37203
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Parkland Health & Hospital System

    Dallas, Texas 75235
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

    Dallas, Texas 75390
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Parkland Health & Hospital System

    Dallas 4684888, Texas 4736286 75235
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

    Dallas 4684888, Texas 4736286 75390
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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