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Which radiation therapy is better for liver cancer? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07211815
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two types of radiation therapy—body gamma knife and VMAT—for people with primary liver cancer who cannot have or refuse surgery. Researchers will look at how well each method targets the tumor and how much it affects nearby organs. The goal is to help patients and doctors choose the best treatment option.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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
Patients with locally advanced primary liver cancer (unsuitable for/refusing surgery, meeting inclusion \& not exclusion criteria), aged 18-75 years, from Chifeng Tumor Hospital.
- 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: * Aged 18-75 years. * Clinically or pathologically confirmed primary liver cancer; unsuitable for or - refusing surgery, with single tumor diameter ≤5 cm and ≤5 nodules. * ECOG PS score 0-1. * Liver function: Child-Pugh grade A or B. * Prothrombin time (PT) \< 4 seconds above the normal control range. * No hepatic encephalopathy or moderate to large ascites. * Renal and cardiopulmonary function basically normal. * Gastroscopy findings: no severe esophageal varices or active peptic ulcer. * Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L, WBC ≥3.0×10⁹/L, neutrophil ≥1.5×10⁹/L, platelet ≥40×10⁹/L. * No obvious cachexia; life expectancy \> 3 months. * Not pregnant; no HIV or syphilis infection. * Able to understand the study and sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * History of portal hypertension, esophageal variceal bleeding, or related conditions. * History of anti-RHCC treatment or spontaneous tumor rupture. * Postoperative pathology indicates metastatic cancer or other primary cancers. * Cerebrovascular accident within 6 months before enrollment. * Severe lung disease; serum creatinine \> 1.25×the upper normal limit. * Poorly controlled acute or active infection; severe mental illness. * Suspected systemic or local lymphadenopathy on imaging. * Pregnant or lactating women; presence of other serious underlying diseases. * Currently participating in other clinical trials; refusal to provide informed consent.
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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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Chifeng Tumor Hospital
Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, 024000, China