Status:

RECRUITING

National Liver Cancer Screening Trial

Lead Sponsor:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

University of Pennsylvania

Conditions:

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

Liver Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The National Liver Cancer Screening Trial is an adaptive randomized phase IV Trial comparing ultrasound-based versus biomarker-based screening in 5500 patients with cirrhosis from any etiology or pati...

Detailed Description

The TRACER phase IV biomarker study is a randomized trial comparing ultrasound-based screening versus a biomarker-based strategy in patients with cirrhosis. In brief, 5500 patients with cirrhosis from...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient must meet all of the following inclusion criteria:
  • Adult patients ages 18-85 with cirrhosis from any etiology or with chronic hepatitis B with a PAGE-B score greater than 9 within 12 months of enrollment
  • Patient is eligible for HCC surveillance according to treating physician or by the site investigator
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Life expectancy \>6 months (after consent) as determined by the treating provider or site investigator

Exclusion

  • Patient will be excluded for any of the following exclusion criteria:
  • Child Pugh C cirrhosis
  • History or clinical symptoms of hepatocellular carcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma
  • History of solid nodule on baseline ultrasound (i.e., lesion 1cm or greater) within 9 months prior to consent without subsequent diagnostic CT/MRI demonstrating benign nature)
  • AFP \>20 ng/mL within 6 months prior to consent, in the absence of a contrast-enhanced CT or MRI within 6 months of AFP (before or after) level demonstrating lack of suspicious liver lesions
  • Newly diagnosed LR-3 greater than or equal to 1 cm within 6 months prior to consent
  • History of LR-4, LR-5, or LR-M on multi-phase CT or contrast-enhanced MRI within 6 months prior to consent
  • Presence of another active cancer besides non-melanomatous skin cancer or indolent cancer under active surveillance (e.g., prostate cancer or renal cell carcinoma) within the 2 years prior to consent
  • Patient's provider is planning to use MRI- or CT- based surveillance moving forward
  • History of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
  • History of Fontan associated liver disease or cardiac cirrhosis
  • History of solid organ transplantation
  • Actively listed for liver transplantation
  • Diagnosis of alcohol-associated hepatitis within 3 months prior to consent
  • Documented current or continued signs and symptoms of acute Wilson disease (acute liver failure, acute neurological deficits, hemolysis)
  • In patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC): Current active cholangitis within 90 days prior to consent
  • Known or documented habitual non-adherence to previous research studies or medical procedures or unwillingness to adhere to protocol (e.g., unwilling to obtain consent or samples)
  • In patients living with HIV: CD4+ T cell count less than 100 cells/mm3 within 60 days prior to consent
  • Known pregnancy at consent
  • Active warfarin use

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 26 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2034

Estimated Enrollment :

5500 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06084234

Start Date

December 26 2023

End Date

December 31 2034

Last Update

November 26 2025

Active Locations (18)

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1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90089

2

Stanford University

Redwood City, California, United States, 94063

3

Kaiser Permanente

Roseville, California, United States, 95661

4

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94117