Toripalimab or Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Hepatic Resection (JUPITER 04)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03859128 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : March 1, 2019
Last Update Posted : September 30, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Biological: TORIPALIMAB INJECTION(JS001 ) | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 402 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase II/III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Toripalimab (Recombinant Humanized Anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody, JS001) / Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Local Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Hepatic Resection |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 1, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 24, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 12, 2024 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Group A
TORIPALIMAB 240mg ,Q3W, up to 48 Weeks
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Biological: TORIPALIMAB INJECTION(JS001 )
Arm A: Toripalimab 240mg IV(Injection of Vein) Q3W Arm B: Placebo 240mg IV(Injection of Vein) Q3W |
Placebo Comparator: Group B
Placebo 240mg Q3W, up to 48 Weeks
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Biological: TORIPALIMAB INJECTION(JS001 )
Arm A: Toripalimab 240mg IV(Injection of Vein) Q3W Arm B: Placebo 240mg IV(Injection of Vein) Q3W |
- RFS(Recurrence free survival) [ Time Frame: up to 44 months ]Defined as the time from randomization to the first documented disease recourrence or death.
- TTR(Time to recurrence) [ Time Frame: up to 44 months ]Define as the time from randomization to the first documented disease recourrence or death.
- TTLR(Time to local recurrence) [ Time Frame: up to 44 months ]Define as the time from randomization to the first documented local disease recourrence or death.
- OS(Overall survival) [ Time Frame: up to 60 months ]Defined as time from randomization and the date of death.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- HCC with at least one protocol defined risk factor, diagnosed confirmed by central pathological review and received R0 resection;
- BICR confirmed no resdual tumor lesions are detected in liver;
- Child-Puch score, Class A;
- ECOG score is 0;
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients previously received PD-1 antibody, PD-L1 antibody, PD-L2 antibody or CTLA-4 antibodies, including those who have participated in the JS001 clinical study;
- Portal vein tumor thrombi or liver metastases or recurrent liver cancer;
- With symptoms of central nervous system metastasis;
- With any history of active autoimmune disease or autoimmune disease;
- Known liver diseases with clinical significance;
- Patients infected by hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D virus (HDV):
Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03859128
Contact: Jia Fan, Prof | +86 13601669720 | fan.jia@zs-hospital.sh.cn |
China, Shanghai | |
Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University | Recruiting |
Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200032 |
Responsible Party: | Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Co., Ltd. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03859128 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
JS001-016-III-HCC |
First Posted: | March 1, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 30, 2020 |
Last Verified: | September 2020 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Carcinoma Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma |
Liver Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Digestive System Diseases Liver Diseases |