New blood test may spot liver cancer sooner in High-Risk patients
NCT ID NCT03311152
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 639 adults with cirrhosis to see if a blood test called mSEPT9 can detect liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) better than the current standard test (AFP). Participants gave an extra blood sample during routine care, and researchers compared how well each test identified cancer. The goal is to find a more accurate, non-invasive way to catch liver cancer early in people with cirrhosis.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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639 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2018
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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INCLUSION CRITERIA * Patient aged 18 and over. * Patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis (alcohol, HBV, HBC, NASH, hemochromatosis, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis) with or without hepatocellular carcinoma (for each arm). * Affiliation to the French Social Security System (Health Insurance) NON-INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR CASES : * Malignant liver tumor other than HCC: cholangiocarcinoma, hepatic metastasis of a carcinoma (e.g., colorectal adenocarcinoma); * History of HCC treated by surgical resection, focal destruction \[radiofrequency, stereotactic radiotherapy (CYBERKNIFE®)\], arterial chemoembolization, or radioembolization within the last five years. NON-INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR CASES AND CONTROLS: * Legal protection measures; * Pregnant woman; * Hemodialysis, ongoing (possibility of interference with the test); * Presence of associated cancer (e.g., colorectal adenocarcinoma, urothelial carcinoma, breast carcinoma, etc.) since less than five years; * Presence of a hematological malignancy (no time limit).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital of Nancy (CHRU de Nancy)
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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