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
- Diseases
- Liver and biliary tract cancer
- 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
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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
Sites (7)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Texas Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Edinburg | United States | Recruiting |
| Texas Gastro Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | El Paso | United States | Recruiting |
| Gastroenterology and Liver Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Escondido | United States | Recruiting |
| UF Hepatology Research at CTRB Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gainesville | United States | Recruiting |
| Providence Facey Medical Foundation Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Mission Hills | United States | Recruiting |
| Guardian Angel Research Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tampa | United States | Recruiting |
| Impact Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Waco | United States | Recruiting |
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