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NCT03694600Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Multi-analyte Blood Test

Prospective Clinical Trial to Detect Liver Cancer Through Quantification of cfDNA Methylation in Blood Samples: A LAM Insight Trial Study

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Jul 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a clinical trial designed to evaluate the performance of a multi-analyte blood test alone to ultrasound alone for the detection of HCC within a population that is at high risk for HCC due to liver cirrhosis.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
1900 (estimated)
First submitted
28 Sept 2018
Start date
4 Feb 2019
Primary completion date
1 Feb 2023
Lead sponsor
Helio Genomics
NCT number
NCT03694600

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 1900
  • From 4 Feb 2019 to the primary completion date, 1 Feb 2023
  • 38 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Subject has previously been diagnosed with a primary liver cancer or a non-liver cancer that has metastasized
  • Subject has previously submitted a blood sample to Helio Health (HELIO) through a separate clinical protocol
  • Subject has any internal metallic device or fragment, including but not limited to: A pacemaker, artificial joint or valve, surgical clips, pins, plates, screws, wire mesh or shrapnel
  • Subject received an abdominal ultrasound or diagnostic imaging by MRI or CT to image the liver within the past 5 months

Other illness

  • The study investigator deems the subject's participation to be unsafe due to an underlying medical condition
  • It is unsafe for the subject to receive an MRI contrast dye due to pregnancy or severe kidney disease

Other

  • Subject is unable or unwilling to submit blood samples for testing, undergo ultrasound or undergo diagnostic imaging by multiphasic MRI with contrast as required for the Study Protocol
  • Subject would not routinely be recommended for HCC surveillance

Who the study is looking for

  • Subject is age 21 to 84 (inclusive)
  • Subject is able to read, comprehend and sign the Informed Consent Document
  • Subject is willing and able to undergo liver cancer surveillance by ultrasound and the multi-analyte blood Test
  • Subject is able and willing to undergo diagnostic imaging by multiphasic MRI with contrast according to the Study Protocol
  • Subject has been diagnosed with liver cirrhosis by one or more of the following methods:
    • Clinical diagnosis by blood analytes (APRI ≥ 1.5 or Bonacini cirrhosis discriminant score ≥ 8 or Lok index \> 0.5)
    • Ultrasound and Elastography \> 12.5 kPa (Vibration-controlled transient elastography, Point shear wave elastography, Two-dimensional shear wave ultrasound and transient elastography or Magnetic Resonance Elastography)
    • Diagnostic imaging by CT or MRI (liver cirrhosis indicated on radiology report)
    • Liver biopsy (liver cirrhosis indicated on pathology report)

Age in the registry: 21 years to 84 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (38)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Piedmont Research Institute
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
Atlanta Gastroenterology
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Colorado Hospital Anschutz Cancer Pavilion
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AuroraUnited StatesUnknown status
AZ Liver Health (Chandler)
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ChandlerUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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CincinnatiUnited StatesUnknown status
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
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DallasUnited StatesUnknown status
Liver Center of Texas
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DallasUnited StatesUnknown status
SouthTexas Research Institute
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EdinburgUnited StatesUnknown status
Texas Gastro Clinic
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El PasoUnited StatesUnknown status
Covenant Metabolic LLC
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Fort MyersUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute
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GainesvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Konkord Research
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
Alliance Research Centers
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IrvineUnited StatesUnknown status
Kansas City Research Institute (KCRI)
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Kansas CityUnited StatesUnknown status
St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
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Kansas CityUnited StatesUnknown status
University of South California
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Louisville
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LouisvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Loyola University Medical Center
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MaywoodUnited StatesUnknown status
Gastro One in Memphis
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MemphisUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Miami - Schiff Center for Liver Diseases
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Gastroenterology Group of Naples
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NaplesUnited StatesUnknown status
Quality Medical
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NashvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
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New OrleansUnited StatesUnknown status
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
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New OrleansUnited StatesUnknown status
Digestive & Liver Disease Specialists (DLDS) - Norfolk
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NorfolkUnited StatesUnknown status
Stanford University
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Palo AltoUnited StatesUnknown status
AZ Liver Health (Glendale, Peoria)
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PeoriaUnited StatesUnknown status
VA Richmond
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RichmondUnited StatesUnknown status
Texas Liver Institute - American Research Corp.
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San AntonioUnited StatesUnknown status
Covenant Metabolics LLC
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SarasotaUnited StatesUnknown status
Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status
Liver Institute Northwest
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status
Louisiana Research Center, LLC
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ShreveportUnited StatesUnknown status
AZ Liver Health (Tucson)
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TucsonUnited StatesUnknown status
Banner University Hospital (University of Arizona Tucson)
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TucsonUnited StatesUnknown status
Impact Research Institute
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WacoUnited StatesUnknown status
PMG Research of Winston Salem
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Winston-SalemUnited StatesUnknown status

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