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CompletedNCT01539993Updated May 28, 2014

Prospective Liver Study

An observational study in Liver Cancer, sponsored by Emory University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-05-28.

Sponsored by Emory University · Observational

Study type
Observational
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
400
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is designed for patients diagnosed with Liver cancer to collect information about the relationship between types of liver cancer, methods of treatment and outcomes over time.

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Conditions studied

  • Liver Cancer

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Keywords

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Liver metastases
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Percutaneous treatments
  • RFA
  • TACE
  • DEB
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In context

Liver Neoplasms

1,391 studies on the registry are indexed under Liver Neoplasms; 345 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 400 is above the median of 200 across 350 observational studies indexed under Liver Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Emory University is the lead sponsor of 1,386 studies on the registry; 236 are open to participants now.

Of its 229 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 174 (76%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients 18 yrs and older with a diagnosis of Hepatocellular carcinoma and elegible for percutaneous liver treatments

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients diagnosed with Hepatocellular carcinoma and referred for percutaneous liver treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe liver disfunction
  • Active uncontrolled infection
  • Significant underlying medical of physical illness
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Study design

Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
400 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • 1
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Assess efficacy of percutaneous and transarterial treatments for liver cancer.

    QOL questionnaire will be collected during follow up visit.

    Time frame: 1 month

Secondary outcomes

  1. long term follow up

    Patients will be administered QOL during 3 months, 6 months and 1 year follow up.

    Time frame: 3 months, 6 months 1year

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Study locations

1 site
  • Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 28, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01539993
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Responsible party
Hyun Kevin Kim (MD FSIR, Director of Interventional Radiology and Image-Guided Medicine., Emory University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 28, 2012
Start date
Nov 2008
Primary completion
Jan 2014
Completion
Jan 2014
Last update
May 28, 2014

Study contacts

Kevin S Kim, MD
principal investigator · Emory University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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