AI tool aims to predict liver cancer return after surgery
NCT ID NCT07062380
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) model to see if it can predict whether early-stage liver cancer will come back within two years after surgery. About 353 adults with early-stage liver cancer will have standard surgery and then be monitored with scans. Their medical data and images will be used to train and check the AI's predictions. The goal is to improve follow-up care by identifying high-risk patients earlier.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help doctors identify patients at high risk of cancer recurrence early, allowing for closer monitoring or timely treatment adjustments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The AI model may not be accurate enough for real-world use, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 353 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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
This study will enroll patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (BCLC 0-A) scheduled for curative liver resection at tertiary academic medical centers in China. Participants will be consecutively recruited from hepatobiliary surgery clinics, with preoperative MRI and postoperative pathology confirmation of HCC. The population reflects real-world clinical practice, including both surgery-only patients and those receiving neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapies per physician discretion.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * Aged 18-75 years, regardless of gender. * BCLC stage 0-A, scheduled for curative liver resection. * Preoperative clinical diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). * Availability of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI within 1 month before surgery, with acceptable image quality. * Child-Pugh liver function score ≤7. * ECOG Performance Status (PS) 0-1. * No severe organic diseases of the heart, lungs, brain, or other vital organs. Exclusion Criteria: * Concurrent other malignancies (except cured non-melanoma skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ). * Postoperative pathology confirms non-HCC diagnosis. * Pregnant or lactating women. * History of organ transplantation. * Inability to comply with the study protocol or follow-up schedule.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tongji Hospital
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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