New trial aims to ease liver cancer Patients' daily lives

NCT ID NCT04933435

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Duke University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether two types of liver cancer treatments—procedures done by radiologists or targeted radiation—can improve quality of life for patients who cannot have surgery. About 78 adults with liver cancer will fill out questionnaires before and after treatment. The goal is to see if their well-being gets better, not just to control the cancer.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Interventional Radiology Liver Directed Therapies and Hypofractionated Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that these treatments help maintain or improve quality of life for liver cancer patients who cannot have surgery.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-phase study without a comparison group, so results may not be definitive. Quality of life changes may be small or not lasting.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hepatocellular carcinoma liver cancer Liver Neoplasms

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

LIVER CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Duke Cancer Center
RECRUITING

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
Durham Veterans Administration Health Care System (DVAHCS)
RECRUITING

Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

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