New scan could help doctors plan better liver cancer treatments
NCT ID NCT02881554
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a special type of scan (SPECT/CT) to see how well it measures liver function in people with liver cancer who are getting radiation or surgery. The goal was to learn if this scan can help doctors see which parts of the liver are working well before, during, and after treatment. The study included 41 adults with different types of liver cancer, but it was stopped early.
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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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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2016
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 with a diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, or metastatic liver cancer planned to receive definitive doses of radiation or surgical resection are eligible * Measurable hepatic disease and/or presence of vascular tumor thrombosis * Diagnostic CT or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan within 2 months of study entry * There are no limits on prior therapy; patients are allowed to have prior systemic therapy, radiation therapy, radiofrequency ablation, catheter-based therapies, and surgery; patients are allowed to have concurrent chemotherapy with radiation treatment * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unable to tolerate a SPECT/CT 99mTc-SC scan * Patients who are not planning to adhere to the required follow up schedule as outlined in this protocol * Pregnant women * Women of childbearing potential and men who are sexually active and not willing/able to use medically acceptable forms of contraception * Patients unable to provide informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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ProCure Proton Therapy Center-Seattle
Seattle, Washington, 98133, United States
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