New ultrasound trick spots liver cancer treatment success days earlier
NCT ID NCT07598331
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new ultrasound technique (Side-by-Side Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound) to see if it could accurately check whether microwave ablation fully destroyed liver tumors just 1-3 days after treatment. Researchers compared it to standard contrast-enhanced ultrasound in 106 patients with liver cancer. The goal was to see if this method could provide earlier and more reliable results than waiting a month for standard scans.
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- 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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106 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: a) HCC diagnosed according to EASL guidelines and confirmed by pathology and/or typical imaging features on CE-CT, CE-MRI, or CEUS;b) ≤3 lesions, each ≤5 cm, without vascular/bile-duct invasion or distant metastasis;c) CE-MRI performed at our centre ≤1 month before and ≤1 month after ablation (CE-CT for MRI-contraindicated patients) to serve as the reference standard;d)Baseline CEUS ≤7 days before MWA and follow-up CEUS 1-3 days after MWA . Exclusion Criteria: a) Severe comorbid disease;b) Missing mandatory imaging;c) Any condition judged by the investigators to preclude reliable data acquisition.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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