Fast-MRI could spot liver cancer earlier than ultrasound alone
NCT ID NCT05095714
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares adding a quick MRI scan (fast-MRI) to standard ultrasound every six months for detecting early-stage liver cancer in people with cirrhosis who are at high risk. About 944 participants will be randomly assigned to either ultrasound alone or ultrasound plus fast-MRI. The goal is to see if the combined approach finds more early cancers and is cost-effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Liver fast-MRI scan
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make fast-MRI the standard screening tool for early liver cancer in high-risk patients, catching more cancers at a curable stage.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase NA study, so results are not yet proven. Fast-MRI is more expensive and may not be cost-effective or widely available. The trial is still recruiting.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 944 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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.
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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 * Patient enrolled in a screening program for at least 6 months in a tertiary hepatology center * Cirrhosis histologically proven or unequivocally suggested by non-invasive tests * Absence of HCC on imaging less than 3 months o * Liver parenchyma explorable by ultrasound * Child-Pugh A or B * Cirrhosis of non-viral or viral B/C cause controlled/healed * With an estimated annual risk of HCC\>3% * Written informed consent * Affiliation to a social security system Exclusion Criteria: * Child-Pugh C score * Active hepatitis B or C * Estimated annual risk of HCC\<3% * No prior enrollment in a screening program * Contraindication to Fast-MRI * Non-echogenic patient * Patient deprived of liberty * Patient under legal protection * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Patient on AME (state medical aid)
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris - Hôpital Avicenne
RECRUITINGBondy, 93140, France
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