Multi-analyte Blood Test Clinical Trial

Last updated: June 13, 2024
Sponsor: Helio Genomics
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Liver Cancer

Cancer/tumors

Digestive System Neoplasms

Treatment

Multi-analyte Blood Test

Clinical Study ID

NCT05199259
HELIO-2021-US-002
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The objective of this study is the acquisition of whole blood samples and serum samples from participants with untreated Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) and subjects undergoing Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) surveillance. These samples will be used for research purposes to develop and validate the Helio multi-analyte blood test.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 years or older.

  • Males and Females.

  • Having cirrhosis or meeting the AASLD guidelines for HCC

  • surveillance.

  • Clinically diagnosed with HCC or negative for HCC following disease

  • surveillance.

  • HCC positive Group: Subject has a recent (within 6 months of enrollment) clinicallydiagnosed, untreated hepatocellular carcinoma as defined by at least one ≥1 cmlesion exhibiting arterial phase hyperenhancement in combination with washoutappearance and/or capsule by 4 phase CT scan or multiphase contrast enhanced MRI orbiopsy is positive for HCC.

  • HCC negative Group: Non-cancer, at-risk subjects with chronic liver diseaseundergoing routine imaging surveillance for HCC, where the definitive lack of HCCwithin 3 months prior to enrollment has been verified by negative imaging, for HCC.No more than 200 subjects without cirrhosis can be enrolled in this group.

  • Sub-Group 1 (approximately 450 subjects) - negative by CT or MRI (No lesion, LR-1 orLR-2)

  • Sub-Group 2 (approximately 450 subjects) - negative by ultrasound

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects that are unwilling or unable to sign the Informed Consent Form will beexcluded.

  • Known cancer diagnosis of a cancer other than HCC within the past 5 years (with theexceptions of basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers).

  • Chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy within 5 years prior to enrollment/samplecollection.

  • Prior or current treatment with sorafenib, regorafenib, or other treatment indicatedfor HCC.

  • Prior treatment with a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor such as with Vidaza (azacitidine) or Dacogen (decitabine)

  • Any HCC treatment prior to enrollment/blood sample collection (e.g., surgery,ablation, embolization, pharmacotherapy, radiotherapy, liver transplant or othertreatment indicated for HCC).

  • IV contrast (e.g., CT and MRI) within 1 day [or 24 hours] of blood collection.

  • Less than 3 days between fine needle aspiration (FNA) of target pathology and bloodcollection.

  • Less than 7 days between biopsy (other than FNA) of target pathology and bloodcollection.

  • Any condition the Investigator believes would interfere with his or her ability toprovide informed consent, comply with the study protocol, which might confound theinterpretation of the study results or put the person at undue risk.

  • For HCC negative subjects, patients with a prior diagnosis of HCC are also excluded.

  • Subjects that are pregnant will be exclude

Study Design

Total Participants: 1200
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Multi-analyte Blood Test
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 01, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
March 31, 2025

Study Description

This study pertains to the collection of whole blood and serum specimens from participants undergoing Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) surveillance. The participants will fall into two main groups, subjects diagnosed with HCC (HCC positive Group) or subjects without HCC (HCC negative Group).

The HCC negative Group will be further divided into two sub-groups based on whether the absence of HCC has been determined using CT or MRI procedures (Sub-group 1) or ultrasound (Sub-group 2). Only the participants in sub-group 2 will receive a confirmatory ultrasound approximately 6 months (between 5 to 9 months) after enrollment to confirm the absence of HCC (6-month visit). This additional imaging study is necessary due to the low sensitivity of abdominal ultrasound to detect HCC lesions.

Participants will be screened for eligibility to participate in the study based on their medical history and records. Participants with a recent confirmed Collection of Blood to Evaluate Epigenomics and Protein Biomarkers for the detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma diagnosis of HCC (within 6 months of enrollment) may be enrolled in such way to ensure the cases are representative of the major liver disease etiologies in the surveillance population in the United States.

Specifically, the following causes of cirrhosis will be selected:

  • Alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH);

  • Hepatitis B virus (HBV);

  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV);

  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD);

  • Other genetic conditions that cause cirrhosis (i.e., hemochromatosis)

These blood samples will be used to perform various studies to determine the utility of selected DNA methylation and protein markers for the liver cancer diagnostic test.

Connect with a study center

  • Providence Facey Medical Foundation

    Mission Hills, California 91345
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Guardian Angel Research Center

    Tampa, Florida 33614
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • GI Research Mercy Medical Center

    Baltimore, Maryland 21202
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • South Texas Research Institute

    Edinburg, Texas 78539
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Texas Gastro Research

    El Paso, Texas 79936
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Impact Research Institute

    Waco, Texas 76710
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Digestive & Liver Disease Specialist

    Norfolk, Virginia 23502
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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