Italian study observes liver enlargement methods in thousands of patients
NCT ID NCT07445412
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This observational study follows 2000 adults with liver tumors who need surgery but have too little healthy liver left. Doctors use various techniques to make the liver grow before surgery. The study simply watches what happens in real practice—it does not test any new drug or treatment. Researchers will track trends, success rates, and survival over up to 5 years.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2040
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.
Who is studied
The study population includes patients with potentially resectable primary or secondary liver tumors. An anatomical-pathological situation is defined as potentially resectable if a small residual liver requires regenerative procedures prior to liver resection to avoid the risk of post-resection liver failure
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 or older * Obtaining informed consent * Patients with liver neoplasia (benign or malignant) and with a future liver remnant volume deemed insufficient (\<20%-40%) by the local multidisciplinary team Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant or breastfeeding woman
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitario di Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, Bologna, 401328, Italy
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