Blood test breakthrough? new study hopes to sniff out liver cancer early.
NCT ID NCT07148310
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new blood test called delta-HLD to see if it can accurately detect liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). Researchers will compare blood and tissue samples from 200 people, half with liver cancer and half with liver cirrhosis but no cancer. If the test works well, it could offer a less invasive way to catch liver cancer earlier.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- delta-HLD liquid biopsy test
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple blood test for early detection of liver cancer, potentially improving survival rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study. The test may not be accurate enough, and results may not apply to all patients or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
Eligible subjects will be men and women aged 18 years or older, representative of the at-risk population for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Argentina.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * Histologically confirmed HCC (cases) or clinically confirmed liver cirrhosis without HCC (controls) * Willing and able to provide informed consent * Available paired plasma and liver tissue sample Exclusion Criteria: * Other active cancers * Prior liver transplantation * Known hereditary cancer syndromes * Recent chemotherapy or antiviral treatment (\<3 months)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
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
1 site. 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
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Epiliquid
RECRUITINGMendoza, 5500, Argentina
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