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NCT05199259Recruiting

Multi-analyte Blood Test Clinical Trial

Collection of Blood to Evaluate Epigenomics and Protein Biomarkers for the Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Jul 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The objective of this study is the acquisition of whole blood samples and serum samples from participants with untreated Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) and subjects undergoing Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) surveillance. These samples will be used for research purposes to develop and validate the Helio multi-analyte blood test.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
1200 (estimated)
First submitted
15 Dec 2021
Start date
1 Mar 2022
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2027
Lead sponsor
Helio Genomics
NCT number
NCT05199259

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 1200
  • From 1 Mar 2022 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2027
  • 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

  • Chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy within 5 years prior to enrollment/sample collection.
  • Prior or current treatment with sorafenib, regorafenib, or other treatment indicated for HCC.
  • Prior treatment with a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor such as with Vidaza (azacitidine) or Dacogen (decitabine)
  • Any HCC treatment prior to enrollment/blood sample collection (e.g., surgery, ablation, embolization, pharmacotherapy, radiotherapy, liver transplant or other treatment indicated for HCC).
  • For HCC negative subjects, patients with a prior diagnosis of HCC are also excluded.

Other illness

  • Known cancer diagnosis of a cancer other than HCC within the past 5 years (with the exceptions of basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers).
  • Any condition the Investigator believes would interfere with his or her ability to provide informed consent, comply with the study protocol, which might confound the interpretation of the study results or put the person at undue risk.

Other

  • Subjects that are unwilling or unable to sign the Informed Consent Form will be excluded.
  • IV contrast (e.g., CT and MRI) within 1 day \[or 24 hours\] of blood collection.
  • Less than 3 days between fine needle aspiration (FNA) of target pathology and blood collection.
  • Less than 7 days between biopsy (other than FNA) of target pathology and blood collection.
  • Subjects that are pregnant will be exclude

Who the study is looking for

  • Age 18 years or older.
  • Males and Females.
  • Having cirrhosis or meeting the AASLD guidelines for HCC
  • surveillance.
  • Clinically diagnosed with HCC or negative for HCC following disease
  • surveillance.
  • HCC positive Group: Subject has a recent (within 6 months of enrollment) clinically diagnosed, untreated hepatocellular carcinoma as defined by at least one ≥1 cm lesion exhibiting arterial phase hyperenhancement in combination with washout appearance and/or capsule by 4 phase CT scan or multiphase contrast enhanced MRI or biopsy is positive for HCC.
  • HCC negative Group: Non-cancer, at-risk subjects with chronic liver disease undergoing routine imaging surveillance for HCC, where the definitive lack of HCC within 3 months prior to enrollment has been verified by negative imaging, for HCC. No more than 200 subjects without cirrhosis can be enrolled in this group.
  • Sub-Group 1 (approximately 450 subjects) - negative by CT or MRI (No lesion, LR-1 or LR-2)
  • Sub-Group 2 (approximately 450 subjects) - negative by ultrasound

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (7)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
South Texas Research Institute
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EdinburgUnited StatesRecruiting
Texas Gastro Research
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El PasoUnited StatesRecruiting
Gastroenterology and Liver Institute
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EscondidoUnited StatesRecruiting
UF Hepatology Research at CTRB
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GainesvilleUnited StatesRecruiting
Providence Facey Medical Foundation
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Mission HillsUnited StatesRecruiting
Guardian Angel Research Center
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TampaUnited StatesRecruiting
Impact Research Institute
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WacoUnited StatesRecruiting

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