Screening for Liver Cancer With CT vs. Ultrasound in Patients With Advanced Liver Disease

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cirrhosis, End Stage Liver Disease, Hepatitis C

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether ultrasound or CT scanning is more effective at detecting early liver cancer in patients with advanced liver disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01350167

Run by

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

People needed

300

Starts

2001-11-01

Expected to finish

2021-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-05-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• liver biopsy or clinical diagnosis compatible with advanced liver fibrosis or cirrhosis
• potential candidate for treatment of HCC
• imaging study involving the liver in the last 12 months without evidence for HCC
• must be a veteran in VISN 23

You may not qualify if…

• active or untreated malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer
• patients with advanced medical conditions such as severe cardiovascular disease, COPD, or severe end-stage liver disease
• patients unable to receive intravenous contrast due to advanced kidney disease or severe allergy
• history of liver mass identified on imaging study

Where it is running

• Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (enrolling)

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