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
- Diseases
- Liver and biliary tract cancer
- 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
Sites (38)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Atlanta | United States | Unknown status |
| Atlanta Gastroenterology Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Atlanta | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Colorado Hospital Anschutz Cancer Pavilion Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aurora | United States | Unknown status |
| AZ Liver Health (Chandler) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chandler | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cincinnati | United States | Unknown status |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Unknown status |
| Liver Center of Texas Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Unknown status |
| SouthTexas Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Edinburg | United States | Unknown status |
| Texas Gastro Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | El Paso | United States | Unknown status |
| Covenant Metabolic LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fort Myers | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gainesville | United States | Unknown status |
| Konkord Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Unknown status |
| Alliance Research Centers Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Irvine | United States | Unknown status |
| Kansas City Research Institute (KCRI) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kansas City | United States | Unknown status |
| St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kansas City | United States | Unknown status |
| University of South California Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Unknown status |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Louisville Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Louisville | United States | Unknown status |
| Loyola University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Maywood | United States | Unknown status |
| Gastro One in Memphis Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Memphis | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Miami - Schiff Center for Liver Diseases Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Miami | United States | Unknown status |
| Gastroenterology Group of Naples Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Naples | United States | Unknown status |
| Quality Medical Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nashville | United States | Unknown status |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New Orleans | United States | Unknown status |
| Tulane University Health Sciences Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New Orleans | United States | Unknown status |
| Digestive & Liver Disease Specialists (DLDS) - Norfolk Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Norfolk | United States | Unknown status |
| Stanford University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Palo Alto | United States | Unknown status |
| AZ Liver Health (Glendale, Peoria) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Peoria | United States | Unknown status |
| VA Richmond Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Richmond | United States | Unknown status |
| Texas Liver Institute - American Research Corp. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Antonio | United States | Unknown status |
| Covenant Metabolics LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sarasota | United States | Unknown status |
| Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seattle | United States | Unknown status |
| Liver Institute Northwest Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seattle | United States | Unknown status |
| Louisiana Research Center, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Shreveport | United States | Unknown status |
| AZ Liver Health (Tucson) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tucson | United States | Unknown status |
| Banner University Hospital (University of Arizona Tucson) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tucson | United States | Unknown status |
| Impact Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Waco | United States | Unknown status |
| PMG Research of Winston Salem Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Winston-Salem | United States | Unknown status |
Related publications
- A multi-analyte cfDNA-based blood test for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma.J Hepatol · 2026 · PMID 42102976
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