New ways to check if liver cancer ablation worked
Part of Cancer, Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests new criteria for evaluating how well thermal ablation (using heat to destroy cancer nodules) worked in people with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, a type of liver cancer). It aims to improve follow-up imaging with contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) or CT/MRI to see if the treatment was successful.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have liver cancer nodules (HCC) that were treated with heat-based ablation (RFA or MWA).
- You agree to take part in the study by signing a consent form.
- You have had at least one contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) scan after the ablation treatment.
- You have also had a CT or MRI scan after the treatment, and those scans could be evaluated (not marked as 'nonevaluable').
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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