Pre-Surgery shake may boost liver cancer recovery
NCT ID NCT07395635
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a special nutritional drink taken for 7 days before liver surgery can improve recovery in 100 liver cancer patients. The drink contains ingredients like arginine and omega-3s that may support the immune system. Researchers will measure nutritional status, complications, and hospital stay length.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Immunonutrition powder (PENTASURE IMMUNOMAX) containing arginine, omega-3 fatty acids, and nucleotides
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a simple nutritional drink before surgery helps liver cancer patients recover faster and have fewer complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (100 participants) testing a dietary supplement, not a drug. The benefit may be modest or not statistically significant, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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.
- Ages
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18 to 90 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: 1. Patients with liver tumors planned for major hepatectomies (defined as resection of \>/= 3 liver segments) 2. Age above 18 years 3. ASA class I-III Exclusion Criteria: 1. Preoperative severe renal failure (estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 30 ml/min) 2. History of hypersensitivity to arginine, omega-3 fatty acids, or nucleotide 3. Inability to take oral nutrition 4\. Pregnancy 5. Mental condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, endpoints and consequences of the trial
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dr. Shraddha Patkar
RECRUITINGMumbai, Maharashtra, 400012, India
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