An Exosome-Based Liquid Biopsy for the Differential Diagnosis of Primary Liver Cancer
ELUCIDATE
ELUCIDATE
Sponsor study identifier
observational
400
2 countries
5
Study Start
March 15, 2024
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
June 18, 2028
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Study Completion
June 18, 2028
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
It is sometimes difficult to precisely understand whether a primary liver cancer is a hepatocellular carcinoma or a cholangiocarcinoma. The researchers will develop and validate a liquid biopsy, based on exosomal content analysis and powered by machine learning, to help clinicians differentiate these two cancers before surgery.
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June 18, 2028
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March 15, 2024
Actual (reported)March 26, 2024
Actual (reported)April 2, 2024
Actual (reported)June 18, 2028
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June 18, 2028
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Sensitivity
True Positive Rate: the probability of a positive test result, conditioned on the individual truly being positive
Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Specificity
Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Proportion of correct predictions (true positives and true negatives) among the total number of cases (i.e., accuracy)
Through study completion, an average of 1 year
A cohort of patients with histologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
A cohort of patients with histologically confirmed intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC)
A cohort of patients with histologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
A cohort of patients with histologically confirmed intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC)
ELUCIDATE (Evaluation of Liver Cholangiocarcinoma Intrahepatic)
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Individuals who were diagnosed with either intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma or hepatocellular carcinoma (case-case design for a differential diagnosis study)
City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Fukuoka, Japan
Marrero JA, Kulik LM, Sirlin CB, Zhu AX, Finn RS, Abecassis MM, Roberts LR, Heimbach JK. Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 2018 Practice Guidance by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Hepatology. 2018 Aug;68(2):723-750. doi: 10.1002/hep.29913. No abstract available.
Wu Y, Xia C, Chen J, Qin Q, Ye Z, Song B. Diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in differentiating intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma from hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2024 Jan;49(1):34-48. doi: 10.1007/s00261-023-04064-z. Epub 2023 Oct 12.
Ajay Goel, PhD
City of Hope Medical Center
First Submitted
March 26, 2024
First Posted
April 2, 2024
Study Start
March 15, 2024
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
June 18, 2028
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Therapeutic ResistAnce and Clonal Evolution Assessed With Liquid Biopsy in ICIs Treated Primary Liver Cancer
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Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
Kumamoto, Japan
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
Sapporo, Japan
Tokushima University
Tokushima, Japan
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Study Completion
June 18, 2028
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Last Updated
July 7, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-07
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