Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of Liver Cancer With Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Lead Sponsor:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Conditions:
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
HCC
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has recently increased in the United States. Although imaging plays a major role in HCC screening and staging, the possibility of predicting HCC tumor g...
Detailed Description
The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has recently increased in the US mostly due to an increase in chronic hepatitis C infection. Angiogenesis is critical for the growth and metastatic prog...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Study group
- Patients diagnosed with HCC, who will undergo resection or transplantation within 6 months, as part of routine clinical care and patients diagnosed with unresectable HCC
- 18 years of age and older
- Patient is able to give informed consent for this study
- Control group
- Healthy volunteers 18 years of age and older
- Subject is able to give informed consent for this study
Exclusion
- Age less than 18 years
- Unable or unwilling to give informed consent
- Contra-indications to MRI:
- Electrical implants such as cardiac pacemakers or perfusion pumps
- Ferromagnetic implants such as aneurysm clips, surgical clips, prostheses, artificial hearts, valves with steel parts, metal fragments, shrapnel, tattoos near the eye, or steel implants
- Ferromagnetic objects such as jewelry or metal clips in clothing
- Pregnant subjects
- Pre-existing medical conditions including a likelihood of developing seizures or claustrophobic reactions
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 2 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
84 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01871545
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
February 2 2018
Last Update
July 9 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States, 11103