Blood test may replace scans for liver cancer treatment monitoring
NCT ID NCT07414433
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether blood tests can predict how well liver cancer responds to a standard treatment called TACE. Researchers will collect blood samples from 60 adults with liver cancer before and after TACE, then compare the results with CT or MRI scans. The goal is to see if blood markers can reliably show early on whether the treatment is working, potentially reducing the need for frequent imaging.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) at the University Hospital Center (KBC) "Bežanijska kosa"
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) based on LI-RADS CT/MRI v2018 criteria or histopathological verification * Candidate for TACE as part of standard treatment (BCLC criteria) * Child-Pugh score ≤ 7 at the time of TACE indication * ECOG performance status 0 at the time of TACE indication * Availability of at least one follow-up multiphase CT or MRI scan 4-8 weeks after TACE Exclusion Criteria: * Child-Pugh score ≥8 at the time of TACE indication * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \> 0 at the time of TACE indication. * Presence of extrahepatic dissemination and/or macrovascular invasion * Technically unfeasible TACE (e.g., inability to identify feeder artery) * Severe uncorrectable coagulopathy or cytopenia * Severe allergy or contraindication to iodine contrast agent or drugs used during TACE * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Inability to provide signed informed consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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KBC Bežanijska kosa
Belgrade, Serbia
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