Breathing pure oxygen during an MRI may reveal whether liver cancer treatment is working
NCT ID NCT07617038
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a special type of MRI, called dynamic oxygen-enhanced MRI, can predict how liver cancer responds to a treatment called transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). The MRI measures oxygen levels in tumors before and after treatment. About 60 adults with liver cancer will undergo the scan. If the technique works, it could help doctors quickly see if the treatment is effective and adjust care accordingly.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MRI contrast-enhancing agents
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this MRI technique could help doctors quickly tell if a liver cancer treatment is working, allowing them to adjust therapy sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage imaging study, not a treatment trial. The MRI method may not reliably predict response in all patients.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * no pulmonary disease * able to stay 2 hours in MRI Exclusion Criteria: * contraindication for MRI * contraindication for contrast injection * claustrophobia
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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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CRCHUM
Montreal, Quebec, H2X0A9, Canada
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