Scientists decode genetic secrets of liver cancer in 808 patients
NCT ID NCT03071458
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at the genetic makeup of liver cancer in 808 patients to better understand the disease. Researchers analyzed tumor samples from people treated with surgery, ablation, or transplant, as well as those with advanced cancer. The goal was to identify key genetic changes and patterns that could help doctors personalize treatment in the future.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could lead to better ways to classify liver cancer and identify which treatments might work best for each patient.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The findings may not directly change patient care or lead to new therapies anytime soon.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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808 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2008
- Finished
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May 2015
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma
- 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: * Written consent of the patient according to the French Law: the French Liver Biobanks network - AFAQ NF S96-900 and Hepatobio bank * Histologically proven hepatocellular carcinoma * Available frozen samples * HCC assessible to a curative treatment (Treated by resection, liver transplantation, radio frequency ablation) or advanced HCC with available biopsy Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years old * Pregnancy at the date of the sample * Parafinn embedded tissue only available
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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INSERM
Paris, 75010, France
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