Sponsor: AstraZeneca (industry)
Phase: 3
Start date: May 6, 2025
Planned enrollment: 1220
Rilvegostomig (AZD2936) is an investigational bispecific monoclonal antibody from AstraZeneca that targets PD‑1 and TIGIT. It is being studied across multiple tumor types, with ongoing phase 3 programs including first‑line metastatic non‑squamous NSCLC (ARTEMIDE‑Lung03), adjuvant biliary tract cancer after resection (ARTEMIDE‑Biliary01), first‑line advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (ARTEMIDE‑HCC01), and first‑line HER2‑positive, PD‑L1–positive gastric/GEJ cancer (ARTEMIDE‑Gastric01). (cdek.pharmacy.purdue.edu)
NSCLC (ARTEMIDE‑01, Phase I/II)
Ongoing phase 3 studies (no efficacy readouts yet)
Notes: Human efficacy data to date are from phase I/II NSCLC cohorts; phase 3 trials listed above are ongoing without reported outcomes as of October 7, 2025. (cdek.pharmacy.purdue.edu)
Last updated: Oct 2025
Goal: To determine whether rilvegostomig plus bevacizumab, with or without tremelimumab, improves overall survival compared with the standard atezolizumab plus bevacizumab regimen as first-line therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma; and to characterize progression-free survival, response outcomes, safety, and the influence of PD-L1 expression on efficacy.
Patients: Adults with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic HCC not amenable to curative or locoregional therapies, ECOG 0–1, BCLC B (not eligible for LRT) or C, Child-Pugh A, at least one measurable lesion, no prior systemic therapy for advanced disease, and adequate organ function. Key exclusions include active autoimmune disease requiring immunosuppression, clinically meaningful effusions, hepatic encephalopathy, active infections or primary immunodeficiency, CNS metastases, significant bleeding risk or recent therapeutic anticoagulation/antiplatelet therapy, prior anti-CTLA-4 or anti-TIGIT therapy, and specific non-typical HCC histologies.
Design: Global, multicenter, Phase III, three-arm, randomized, open-label, sponsor-blinded study with an initial single-arm safety lead-in for the triplet (rilvegostomig + bevacizumab + tremelimumab) followed by a randomized comparison among the two experimental arms and the active comparator. Randomization occurs in the first-line advanced HCC setting.
Treatments: Arm A: tremelimumab + rilvegostomig + bevacizumab. Arm B: rilvegostomig + bevacizumab. Arm C: atezolizumab + bevacizumab (active comparator standard-of-care regimen in first-line advanced HCC). Rilvegostomig (AZD2936) is a bispecific humanized IgG1 antibody targeting PD-1 and TIGIT to enhance anti-tumor T-cell activity; its Fc domain is engineered to minimize effector functions. Early-phase data in heavily pretreated NSCLC demonstrated acceptable tolerability at an IV dose every 3 weeks, a recommended phase 2 dose of 750 mg, dose-proportional exposure with high peripheral PD-1/TIGIT receptor occupancy, and preliminary antitumor activity with partial responses and stable disease observed. Tremelimumab is an anti-CTLA-4 antibody; atezolizumab is an anti–PD-L1 antibody; bevacizumab is an anti–VEGF-A monoclonal antibody.
Outcomes: Primary: Overall survival for Arm A versus Arm C. Key secondary: Overall survival for Arm B versus Arm C; progression-free survival and objective response rate per RECIST 1.1 for Arms A and B versus Arm C; comparative OS, PFS, ORR, and duration of response between Arm A and Arm B; correlation of PD-L1 expression with OS, PFS, ORR, and DOR for Arms A and B versus Arm C; immunogenicity (anti-drug antibodies) for tremelimumab and rilvegostomig; and safety via AE/SAE monitoring per CTCAE v5.0. Follow-up for efficacy and safety is up to approximately 6 years.
Burden on patient: Moderate. As a Phase III immunotherapy/antiangiogenic trial, clinic visits for intravenous infusions (every 3 weeks typical for these agents) and regular safety labs will be required, along with imaging at standard intervals (approximately every 6–9 weeks early, then less frequently), similar to current standard-of-care schedules. Additional procedures include baseline and on-treatment tumor assessments, and blood draws for immunogenicity testing; pharmacokinetic-intense sampling is not indicated. No mandated additional biopsies are described beyond standard evaluations. Travel and time commitments align with other first-line ICI + bevacizumab regimens, with added visits during the safety lead-in for those enrolled in that phase.
Last updated: Oct 2025
Inclusion Criteria:
* Locally advanced or metastatic and/or unresectable HCC
* WHO/ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
* BCLC stage B (that is not eligible for locoregional therapy) or stage C. Child-Pugh Score class A
* At least one measurable target lesion
* co-infected with HBV and HCV are not eligible
* Adequate organ and bone marrow function measured during the screening period
* Must not have received prior systemic therapy for intermediate, advanced, or metastatic HCC.
* Disease that is not amenable to curative surgical and/or locoregional therapies. For participants who received locoregional therapy for HCC, locoregional therapy must have been completed ≥ 28 days prior to the baseline scan for the current study.
Exclusion Criteria:
Medical condition
* Any evidence of uncontrolled intercurrent diseases
* Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders requiring chronic treatment with steroids or other immunosuppressive treatment
* History of another primary malignancy
* Persistent toxicities caused by previous anti-cancer therapy excluding alopecia, not yet improved to Grade ≤ 1 or baseline.
* Clinically meaningful ascites, pleural effusion, or pericardial effusion requiring non-pharmacologic intervention to maintain symptomatic control within 6 months prior to the first scheduled dose.
* History of active primary immunodeficiency or active infection
* History of hepatic encephalopathy
* Current or recent (within 10 days of first dose of study treatment) use of aspirin (≥ 325 mg/day) or treatment with dipyridamole, ticlopidine, clopidogrel, and cilostazol
* Current or recent (within 10 days prior to study treatment start) use of full-dose oral or parenteral anticoagulants or thrombolytic agents for therapeutic (as opposed to prophylactic) purposes is ineligible
Bleeding or other risks
HCC related
* Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC.
* Central nervous system metastases or spinal cord compression (including asymptomatic and adequately treated disease)
* Prior treatment with anti-CTLA-4 and/or anti-TIGIT.
* Radiotherapy within 28 days and abdominal/ pelvic radiotherapy within 60 days prior to initiation of study treatment, except palliative radiotherapy to bone lesions within 7 days prior to initiation of study treatment
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Nanjing, 210029, China
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Chongqing, 400010, China
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Deyang, 618000, China
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Fuzhou, 350005, China
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Guangzhou, 510060, China
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Clichy, 92118, France
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Pessac, 33604, France
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Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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Hanover, 30623, Germany
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Leipzig, 4103, Germany
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Lübeck, 23538, Germany
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Magdeburg, 39120, Germany
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Moers, 47441, Germany
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München, 81377, Germany
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Regensburg, 93053, Germany
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Ulm, 89081, Germany
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Shatin, 00000, Hong Kong
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Hong Kong, 999077, Hong Kong
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Delhi, 110029, India
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Perugia, 06132, Italy
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Osakasayama-shi, 589-8511, Japan
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Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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Chiba, 260-8677, Japan
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Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan
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Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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Matsuyama, 790-0024, Japan
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Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Santander, 39008, Spain
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Taoyuan District, 333, Taiwan
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Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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Muang, 40002, Thailand
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Hat Yai, 90110, Thailand
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Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
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Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Arlington, Virginia, 22201, United States
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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