New study aims to uncover how liver cancer affects older patients
NCT ID NCT03894917
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is observing 84 adults with advanced liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. Researchers want to learn how the disease progresses, what treatments are used, and what side effects occur, especially in patients 65 and older. Participants will complete geriatric assessments and provide health data over time. The goal is to better understand the unique needs of older adults with this cancer.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
Newly diagnosed with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that cannot be removed with surgery.
- 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: * Histologically or radiographically (CT or MRI) confirmed newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma. * Age 18 years and older. * Patients with advanced, unresectable HCC as determined by the treating physician. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with resectable HCC who are still candidates for locoregional therapy * Patients receiving prior systemic or locoregional therapy
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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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Mays Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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