Massive review of 4,000 liver cancer patients aims to uncover regional trends
NCT ID NCT07650773
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will collect and analyze medical records from about 4,000 adults diagnosed with liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) in Middle Eastern and North African countries between 2015 and 2023. Researchers want to understand what causes the cancer, how it is treated, and what outcomes patients have. No new treatments or procedures are given; the goal is to learn from existing data to improve future care.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 4,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Data from patients' medical charts will be gathered from 3 to 5 tertiary referral centers per country across 10 countries in the MENA region, including Egypt, KSA, the United Emirates, Lebanon, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Morocco, Jordan, and Turkey. The study population comprises patients diagnosed with HCC between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2023, across these participating centers.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Patients with a radiological or histopathological confirmed diagnosis with HCC in any stage of the tumor between 1st January 2015 and 31st December 2023 (defined as index date). * Patient or next of kin/legal representative (for deceased patients at study entry, unless a waiver is granted) willing and able to provide written informed consent according to the local regulations * Age 18 years or older, and a lawful adult in the country at the index date * Patients with medical records, including etiology, laboratories, radiological, and treatment details will be collected from the participating sites. * Patients with medical records covering at least a 6-month follow-up period, defined as the time from the index date (the date of the first diagnosis) to the earliest of the following: the patient's death, the last medical record entry, or the data extraction date. Additionally, patients who died within this 6-month period will also be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with other cancer diagnosis on or before index date. * Patients with records missing information on etiology, laboratory results, radiological findings, or treatment details (≥30% of key variables). * Previously opted out of sharing medical records * Patients participating in clinical trials * Pregnant patient
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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
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The places running it
17 sites in 7 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAl Mansurah, Egypt
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDakahlia, Egypt
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDamietta, Egypt
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMenouf, Egypt
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKuwait City, Kuwait
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRabat, Morocco
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDoha, Qatar
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDammam, Saudi Arabia
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJeddah, Saudi Arabia
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMecca, Saudi Arabia
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAnkara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGErzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIstanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIzmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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RECRUITINGAl Ain City, United Arab Emirates
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