Status:

COMPLETED

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging in Diagnosing Liver Cancer in Patients With Cirrhosis

Lead Sponsor:

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

GE Healthcare

Conditions:

Liver Cirrhosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This clinical trial studies how well contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging works in diagnosing liver cancer in patients with cirrhosis. Diagnostic procedures, such as contrast-enhanced ultrasound imagi...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in pati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Capable of making informed decisions regarding his/her treatment
  • Have known cirrhosis or other risk factors for HCC, based on American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) guidelines (applicable in each site jurisdictions)
  • Patients with untreated focal liver observations on liver ultrasound or multiphase contrast-enhanced CT or MRI performed as part of clinical standard of care within 4 weeks before patient enrollment.
  • OR
  • • Patients with untreated focal liver observations scheduled for follow-up multiphase contrast-enhanced CT or MRI, biopsy or surgical excision as part of clinical standard of care. CEUS should be performed within 4 weeks before or after follow-up imaging or within 4 weeks before biopsy or surgical excision.

Exclusion

  • Patients who are pregnant or lactating
  • Patients with focal liver observations less than 5 mm or greater than 5 cm in size
  • Patients with contraindications to CEUS
  • Patients with contraindications to both CT and MRI
  • Patients who are medically unstable, terminally ill, or whose clinical course is unpredictable
  • Liver nodule previously treated with trans-arterial or thermal ablation
  • Patients who have received an investigational drug in the 30 days before CEUS, or will receive one within 72 hour after their CEUS exam

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 19 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 3 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

612 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03318380

Start Date

January 19 2018

End Date

November 3 2022

Last Update

May 18 2025

Active Locations (11)

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1

University of California San Diego

San Diego, California, United States, 92093

2

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107

3

Albert Einstein Medical Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19141

4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37240