Study for people with Liver Cancer

Recruiting Not a phased study

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 11 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Recruiting
Phase Not a phased study
Sponsor Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Registry number NCT04455932
Started 1 January 2022 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 1 December 2026

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Camperdown NSW Not yet recruiting
Concord Repatriation General Hospital Concord NSW Recruiting
Gosford Hospital Gosford NSW Not yet recruiting
Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick NSW Not yet recruiting
Westmead Hospital Westmead NSW Not yet recruiting
Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane QLD Not yet recruiting
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Fitzroy VIC Not yet recruiting
Austin Hospital Heidelberg VIC Not yet recruiting
Royal Perth Hospital Perth WA Not yet recruiting

voxsanity.com.au · trial sites from public registries · registry record synced 11 October 2026 · not medical advice

Who can join

Age 20 Years to 85 Years
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers Not accepted
Enrolment target 476

The official eligibility criteria

Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with cirrhosis (all causes of cirrhosis, except obscure causes such as vascular or congenital fibrosis) AND reduced visualisation of their liver on ultrasound (vB and vC).

* The criteria of cirrhosis can be obtained with any of the following methods:

1. Histologically by liver biopsy

2. Past signs of decompensated liver disease such as ascites, encephalopathy, varices or bacterial peritonitis

3. Clinically suspicion of cirrhosis PLUS one of the following:

1. Radiological evidence of morphologic changes of the liver and evidence of portal hypertension on US, CT or MRI examinations, including the identification of hepatic surface nodularity, splenomegaly, portal collaterals, varices and ascites

2. Fibroscan (transient elastography) median liver stiffness \>12.5 kPa, the Fibroscan must be performed by an experienced technician and interpreted by the hepatologist

3. Platelet count \<100 (x10\^9/L) with no alternative cause

* Absence of previous history or current suspicion of HCC - Absence of HCC is defined by liver US, multiphase CT or contrast-enhanced MRI within 6 months prior to surveillance

* Patient is able to comply with scheduled visits, evaluation plans and other study procedures in the opinion of the investigator

* Patient is willing to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Contraindications to MRI scan (defibrillator, pacemaker, metallic foreign body, severe claustrophobia etc.)

* Contraindications to gadolinium

* Age above 85 years old or younger than 20 years old

* Pregnancy or breast feeding

* Any other condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the patient unsuitable for enrolment for the trial or could interfere with the completion of the study

Dates on the record

Started 1 January 2022
Estimated completion 1 December 2026
Registry last updated 8 September 2021
Checked by Voxsanity 11 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 8 September 2021.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.

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Letter for your doctor

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