Liver cancer showdown: which radiation works best?
NCT ID NCT07530172
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two types of radiation therapy for people with liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). One method delivers radiation directly to the tumor through a small tube in an artery, while the other uses a precise external beam. The goal is to see which approach better controls the tumor and reduces the need for additional treatment over one year. About 146 adults with up to three liver tumors will participate.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 146 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- 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.
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study * Male or female, aged ≥ 18 years at time of informed consent * No more than 3 lesions of HCC evaluated to be eligible for TARE or SBRT at multidisciplinary tumor board * Childs-Pugh score ≤ 8 * ECOG performance status ≤2 * Adequate organ function defined as: * serum bilirubin \< 4.0 mg/dL , * albumin \> 2 g/dL Exclusion Criteria: * Any prior SBRT or radioembolization to the target tumor * Macrovascular invasion * Planned or recommended systemic therapy as consolidation * Pregnancy or lactation: Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of protocol registration. * Known severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) to iodinated contrast Coagulopathy that the provider deems would be unsafe for transarterial 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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Henry Ford Health System
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States