NCT04572633Active, not recruiting
The HistoSonics System for Treatment of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors Using Histotripsy
The HistoSonics System for Treatment of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors Using Histotripsy (#HOPE4LIVER US)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 19 Nov 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This trial is a single arm, non-randomized prospective trial. The objective of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the HistoSonics System for the treatment of primary or metastatic tumors located in the liver. The co-primary safety and efficacy endpoints must be met for the trial to be successful.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 47 (actual)
- First submitted
- 28 Sept 2020
- Start date
- 27 Jan 2021
- Primary completion date
- 9 Jan 2023
- Lead sponsor
- HistoSonics, Inc.
- Diseases
- Liver and biliary tract cancer
- NCT number
- NCT04572633
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 47
- From 27 Jan 2021 to the primary completion date, 9 Jan 2023
- 7 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 is enrolled in another investigational trial and/or is taking investigational medication and/or has been treated with an investigational device ≤30-days prior to planned index procedure date
- Subject has major surgical procedure or significant traumatic injury ≤2 weeks prior to the planned index procedure or not fully recovered (CTCAE grade 1 or better) from side effects/complications of such procedure or trauma
- Subject has not recovered to common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) grade 1 or better from any adverse effects (except alopecia, fatigue, nausea, vomiting and peripheral neuropathy) related to previous anti-cancer therapy
- Subject has a planned cancer treatment (e.g. resection, chemotherapy, etc.) after the planned index-procedure date and prior to completion of the 30-day follow-up visit
- Subject has previous treatment with bevacizumab that has not been discontinued \>40 days prior to the planned index-procedure date
- Subject has planned bevacizumab treatment prior to completion of the 30-day follow-up visit
- Subject has previous treatments with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy that has not been discontinued ≥2 weeks prior to the planned index-procedure date and has not recovered (CTCAE grade 1 or better) from related toxicity (except alopecia and peripheral neuropathy)
- Subject has previous treatment with immunotherapies that has not been discontinued ≥4 weeks prior to the index-procedure and has not recovered from related toxicity (CTCAE grade 1 or better)
- Subject has a concurrent condition that, in the investigator's opinion, could jeopardize the safety of the subject or compliance with the protocol
- Subjects' target tumor(s) has/have had prior locoregional therapy (e.g. ablation, embolization, radiation)
- Subject is eligible for surgical resection
Other illness
- In the Investigator's opinion, the subject has co-morbid disease(s) or condition(s) that would cause undue risk and preclude safe use of the HistoSonics System
- Subject has a history of, or suspected to have, bleeding disorders that are uncorrectable
Lab values
- Subject has a serum creatinine \>2.0 mg/dL or estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR) \<30, unless on dialysis
Other
- Subject is pregnant or planning to become pregnant or nursing (lactating) during the trial period
- Subject has coagulopathy that is uncorrectable
- Subject has a life expectancy less than six (\<6) months
- In the opinion of the Investigator, histotripsy is not a treatment option for the subject
- Subjects' tumor(s) is not treatable by the System's working ranges (refer to User Manual)
- Subject has a known sensitivity to contrast media and cannot be adequately pre-medicated
- Targeted tumor(s) treatment volume overlaps a non-targeted tumor visible via imaging
- The targeted tumor(s) is not clearly visible with diagnostic ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging
- The targeted tumor(s) is located in liver segment 1
- The Planned Treatment Volume intended to cover the targeted tumor includes or encompasses any portion of the main portal vein, common hepatic duct, common bile duct, gallbladder or stomach/bowel.
Who the study is looking for
- Subject is ≥18 years of age
- Subject has signed the Ethics Committee (EC) or Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved trial Informed Consent Form (ICF) prior to any trial related tests/procedures and is willing to comply with trial procedures and required follow-up assessments
- Subject is diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or liver metastases (mets) from other primary cancers
- Subject is able to undergo general anesthesia
- Subject has a Child-Pugh Score of A or B
- Subject has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) grade 0-2 at baseline screening
- Subject meets the following functional criteria, ≤7 days prior to the index-procedure:
- Liver function: Alanine transaminase (ALT) and Aspartate transaminase (AST) \<2.5x upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or bilirubin \<2.5 ULN, and
- Renal function: serum creatinine \<2x ULN, and
- Hematologic function: neutrophil count \>1.0 x 10\^9/L and platelet \>50 x 10\^9/L
- Subject has an International Normalized Ratio (INR) score of \<2.0 , ≤7 days prior to the index procedure
- Subject has not responded to and/or has relapsed and/or is intolerant of other available therapies including locoregional therapies, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapies
- The tumor(s) selected for histotripsy treatment must be ≤3 cm in longest diameter
- Subject has an adequate acoustic window to visualize targeted tumor(s) using ultrasound imaging
- Subject has a maximum of three (3) tumors to be treated with histotripsy during the index procedure, regardless of how many tumors the subject has.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (7)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ann Arbor | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Chicago Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Kansas Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kansas City | United States | Unknown status |
| University Hospital - UW Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Madison | United States | Unknown status |
| Miami Cancer Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Miami | United States | Unknown status |
| Medical College of Wisconsin/ Froedtert Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Milwaukee | United States | Unknown status |
| Tampa General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tampa | United States | Unknown status |
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