AI could help doctors make better liver cancer decisions
NCT ID NCT07538882
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an artificial intelligence (AI) model can help doctors more accurately stage and choose treatments for liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). About 108 patients and doctors from different hospitals will participate. Doctors will make decisions with and without AI help to see if the AI improves accuracy and reduces differences between large and small hospitals.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Artificial intelligence (AI) model for staging and treatment decisions
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI helps doctors make more accurate liver cancer staging and treatment decisions, reducing differences in care between large and small hospitals.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (108 participants) testing a tool, not a treatment. The AI may not improve accuracy in real-world settings, and results may not apply to all hospitals or patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 108 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population comprises 108 prospectively and consecutively enrolled adult patients with newly diagnosed primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Following enrollment and confirmation of complete baseline clinical and imaging data, these 108 patient cases are randomly divided into two equal datasets: Set A (54 cases) and Set B (54 cases). Randomization is stratified to ensure no statistically significant differences between the two sets regarding baseline characteristics such as tumor burden, liver function grading, and staging distribution. In the context of this multi-rater multi-case (MRMC) crossover design, these patient cases are allocated to distinct evaluation conditions. Set A cases are assigned to be evaluated by the first group of reviewing physicians without AI assistance (control condition) and by the second group of physicians with AI assistance (experimental condition). Conversely, Set B cases are evaluated by the second group of physicians without AI
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>= 18 years. * Patients prospectively presenting with suspected or newly diagnosed primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) later confirmed by pathology or meeting the China Liver Cancer (CNLC) guidelines. * Complete baseline clinical data acquired during the prospective enrollment period, including complete history of present/past illness, ECOG PS score, comprehensive laboratory tests (liver function, coagulation, tumor markers such as AFP, etc.), and baseline abdominal contrast-enhanced CT. * Patients (or their legal representatives) must provide written informed consent for their clinical data to be used in this trial. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with secondary (metastatic) liver cancer or concurrent severe malignancies of other systems. * Patients who fail to complete the required baseline imaging or laboratory tests, preventing accurate staging calculation (e.g., missing data for Child-Pugh score). * Patients who have previously received anti-tumor therapies for liver cancer prior to enrollment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Changping, 102218, China
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