Identification of New Serum Diagnostic Markers of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Trial ID: NCT00373347

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to identify blood markers that have the ability to diagnose liver cancer with improved accuracy, so that it can be used alone or in conjunction with alpha-feto protein (AFP)

Official Title

Identification of New Serum Diagnostic Markers of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Stanford Investigator(s)

Samuel So, MD
Samuel So, MD

Lui Hac Minh Professor in the School of Medicine

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients diagnosed with liver cancer based on biopsy or serum AFP level, associated with characteristic hypervascular liver tumors on triphasic spiral CT scan or MRI.
* Patients with non-cancer liver conditions such as cirrhosis, adenoma, cholangioma, or nodular hyperplasia.
* Patients with hepatitis B or hepatitis C viral infections not associated with liver cancer.

Exclusion Criteria:

-Patients will be excluded if, upon looking through their medical records, information required for data analysis are missing.

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Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Mei-Sze Chua
650-724-3525

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