AI could make liver tumor treatment more precise
NCT ID NCT06179602
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study will collect data from 1,500 people with liver tumors who are getting a procedure called thermal ablation, which uses heat to destroy tumors. Researchers will use artificial intelligence to analyze the data and find better ways to select patients, plan treatments, and predict outcomes. The goal is to make thermal ablation a go-to treatment for most liver tumor patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- thermal ablation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make thermal ablation a standard, widely accessible treatment for most liver tumor patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study collecting data to develop AI algorithms. It does not test a new treatment directly, so benefits are uncertain and years away.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- 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.
Who is studied
All patients diagnosed with one or more primary or secondary liver malignancy who are candidates for thermal liver ablation as discussed in a multidisciplinary tumour board.
- Ages
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18 to 110 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: * 18 years or above * Candidate for percutaneous thermal liver ablation as discussed in a multidisciplinary tumorboard (MDT) * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients lacking capacity to give informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Leiden University Medical Centre
RECRUITINGLeiden, Netherlands
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