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Can blood tests reveal how liver and bile duct cancers respond to treatment?
NCT ID NCT06877637
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 150 adults with liver or bile duct cancer who are receiving standard treatments like surgery, ablation, or chemotherapy. Researchers will collect repeated blood samples before, during, and after treatment to analyze tumor DNA, immune cells, and proteins. The goal is to understand how individual and tumor-related factors influence treatment response and overall survival.
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 study could help doctors predict how well liver and bile duct cancers respond to treatment, potentially leading to more personalized therapy plans.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it won't test a new treatment. It may not lead to immediate changes in care, and results depend on the diversity of participants and tumor types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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
Adult patients diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma or Hepatocellular carcinoma at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö/Lund , Sweden, and at Central Hospital in Kristianstad, Sweden.
- 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: * \> 18 years of age * Clinically diagnosed intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (iCCC), perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma (pCCC), distal Cholangiocarcinoma (dCCC), gall bladder carcinoma (GBC) or mixed Hepatocellular carcinoma/Cholangiocarcinoma planned to undergo surgery * Histologically or cytologically confirmed Cholangiocarcinoma (iCCC, pCCC, dCCC, GBC, mixed HCC/CCC) for patients planned to receive palliative systemic treatment or * Clinically diagnosed Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) planned for surgery, ablation or transarterial chemo-embolization. For patients planned to receive systemic treatment histological or cytological confirmation is required except for patients with LI-RADS 5 lesions. Exclusion Criteria: * \< 18 years of age * Severe comorbidities * Inability to comprehend study information
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Onkologimottagning Central Hospital in Kristianstad
RECRUITINGKristianstad, 29185, Sweden
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VE Onkologi Skåne University Hospital
RECRUITINGLund, 22185, Sweden
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VO kirurgi och gastroenterologi Skåne University Hospital
RECRUITINGLund, 22185, Sweden
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