New scan aims to better detect liver tumors
NCT ID NCT07353333
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early study will test a special imaging agent that targets a protein found on liver cancer cells. Six people with suspected or confirmed liver cancer will receive a low-dose radioactive tracer and then have a SPECT-CT scan. The goal is to see how the tracer moves through the body and whether it can help doctors see tumors more clearly. This is a first step to see if the method is safe and could be used for future treatment.
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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 6 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. the subject or his/her legal representative can sign and date the informed consent form 2. commitment to follow the research procedures and cooperate in the implementation of the full-process research 3. patients with high clinical suspicion or histopathology diagnosis of HCC and generally in good condition 4. patients with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma who recur after treatment 5. women in their reproductive years were using contraception for at least one month before screening and were committed to using contraception throughout the study period and for the prescribed period after the end of the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. inability to complete SPECTCT examination (including inability to lie down, claustrophobia, radiophobia, etc.) 2. acute systemic diseases and electrolyte disorders 3. patients with known hypersensitivity to GPC3 imaging agents or synthetic excipients 4. patients considered by the investigator to have poor adherence 5. pregnant or lactating patients 6. Have other factors not suitable to participate in this test
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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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Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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