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Case-Control Study of the Glycotest™ HCC Panel vs AFP for the Detection of Early-stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT03878550
Purpose
Clinical guidelines (AASLD) recommend the use of abdominal ultrasound (US) for surveillance
testing for the early detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). The serum protein
biomarker alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is commonly used to augment US but its use alone is not
recommended by clinical guidelines. Despite evidence that HCC surveillance improves early
detection and reduces mortality from HCC, current HCC surveillance tests lack sensitivity,
leaving a significant proportion of patients to present with late-stage disease. The
Glycotest HCC Panel has shown better sensitivity than AFP, which is ineffective for the
detection of early-stage HCC. This clinical study seeks to validate the Glycotest HCC Panel
using a large multicenter cohort of cases and controls that includes patients diagnosed with
early-stage HCC against a background of cirrhosis and cirrhotic patients without HCC (at
risk) undergoing an established surveillance protocol.
Official Title
Case-Control Study of the Glycotest™ HCC Panel vs AFP for the Detection of Early-stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Stanford Investigator(s)
Mindie H. Nguyen, MD, MAS, AGAF, FAASLD
Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
Cases
1. Males and females ages 18 years or older.
2. Treatment-naïve HCC as defined by LI-RADS (Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System)
LR-5 or OPTN (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network) 5 CT or MRI criteria (all
lesions must exhibit arterial phase hyper-enhancement), or histologic evidence.
3. Early-stage HCC defined by single lesion ≤ 5 cm or ≤ 3 lesions ≤ 3 cm determined at
enrollment or within 100 days prior without vascular invasion.
4. Cirrhosis based on serum biomarkers (FibroSure®/FibroTest > 0.74, APRI (AST to
Platelet Ratio Index) > 2, or FIB-4 (Fibrosis-4) > 3.25), histology, imaging,
elastography, or clinical evidence of portal hypertension in the setting of known
chronic liver disease.
5. Child-Pugh score A-B8.
6. Subject must be able to understand and provide informed consent.
Controls
1. Males and females ages 18 or older.
2. Cirrhosis based on serum biomarkers (FibroSure®/FibroTest > 0.74, APRI > 2, or FIB-4 >
3.25), histology, imaging, elastography, or clinical evidence of portal hypertension
in the setting of known chronic liver disease.
3. Evidence of the absence of a solid hepatic mass, suspicious for HCC, at enrollment or
within 100 days prior based on one of the following:
1. Negative multiphase CT scan or MRI with contrast at screening/baseline visit, OR
2. Negative abdominal US at both screening/baseline visit AND 6-month follow-up
visit, OR
3. Negative abdominal US at screening/baseline visit AND negative multiphase CT scan
or MRI with contrast at 6-month or earlier follow-up visit.
4. Child-Pugh score A-B8.
5. Subject must be able to understand and provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
Cases
1. Uncontrolled ascites.
2. Uncontrolled encephalopathy.
3. History of liver transplant.
4. Diagnosis of active malignancy or history of active malignancy within 5 years prior to
enrollment, including mixed HCC-CCA (cholangiocarcinoma). If previously diagnosed with
malignancy, subject must be in remission for at least 5 years prior to enrollment.
Prior history of HCC, including resection of HCC at any time, is excluded.
5. Prior treatment of tumor.
6. Any significant non-liver-related medical condition in which expected survival is less
than 1 year.
Controls
1. Imaging evidence of solid hepatic mass, suspicious for HCC, including lesions meeting
LI-RADS LR-3 or LR-4, OPTN-3 or OPTN-4, or LI-RADS LR-M criteria.
2. Uncontrolled ascites.
3. History of liver transplantation.
4. Uncontrolled encephalopathy.
5. Diagnosis of active malignancy or history of active malignancy within 5 years prior to
enrollment (if previously diagnosed with malignancy, subject must be in remission for
at least 5 years prior to enrollment). History of HCC including resection of HCC at
any time, is excluded.
6. Any significant non-liver-related medical condition in which expected survival is less
than 1 year.
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Akiko Mizuta
650-498-5691