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Evaluation of the Capability of the ¹³C-Octanoate Breath Test (OBT) Measurement to Differentiate Between Presence and Absence of HCC Determined by MRI in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease

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What is being tested

¹³C-Octanoate Breath Test

Device
Who is being recruted

Adenocarcinoma+8

+ Carcinoma

+ Digestive System Diseases

Over 18 Years
+14 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Diagnostic Study

Phase 2
Interventional
Study Start: June 2015
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Summary

Principal SponsorMeridian Bioscience, Inc.
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: June 1, 2015

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

1. Informed consent will be obtained from all patients prior to enrollment. 2. The trial will be conducted in compliance with this protocol, with GCP standards, and the applicable regulatory requirements. 3. This study will be cross-sectional, where patients will be enrolled on a walk in basis. Once one arm is completed the other one will be enriched in order to obtain at least 50 positive and at least 50 negative HCC subjects as defined by MRI. 4. All patients will undergo AFP and US if they do not have results within the past three months. 5. If the patient undergoes liver FNA, the biopsy results will be evaluated for the presence of HCC. 6. For all patients, a case report form will be completed. 7. All patients will undergo a physical examination, and their medical history/concomitant medications, weight, height and age will be recorded. Furthermore, recent (past 3 months) blood test results, if available, may be recorded. 8. If relevant (woman of child bearing age), a pregnancy test will be performed to rule out pregnancy when performing the breath test. 9. All MRI negative patients with low OBT results will undergo additional MRI within 6 to 12 months post OBT to rule out HCC occurrence. 10. If available, all additional MRI/CT/US results will be recorded within the patient's CRF.

Official TitleEvaluation of the Capability of the ¹³C-Octanoate Breath Test (OBT) Measurement to Differentiate Between Presence and Absence of HCC Determined by MRI in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease
NCT02794805
Principal SponsorMeridian Bioscience, Inc.
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

74 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Diagnostic Study

Diagnostic studies focus on improving how we detect or confirm a disease. They test new tools or techniques that could provide faster or more accurate diagnoses.



Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

AdenocarcinomaCarcinomaDigestive System DiseasesDigestive System NeoplasmsCarcinoma, HepatocellularLiver DiseasesLiver NeoplasmsNeoplasmsNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Criteria

4 inclusion criteria required to participate
Any patients with chronic liver disease at risk for HCC.

Age ≥ 18 years.

Patient has an MRI result (positive or negative for HCC) up to 3 months prior to recruitment or will be scheduled for an MRI during the trial period.

Patient is naïve to HCC treatment (RFA or TACE or Oral HCC treatments) since last MRI.

10 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Any patients with chronic liver disease at risk for HCC.

Age ≥ 18 years.

Patient has an MRI result (positive or negative for HCC) up to 3 months prior to recruitment or will be scheduled for an MRI during the trial period.

Patient is naïve to HCC treatment (RFA or TACE or Oral HCC treatments) since last MRI.

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Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Breath testing utilizing 13C is a safe, non-invasive means for measuring a certain pathway's metabolic rate. 13C is a stable, non-radioactive isotope which can be incorporated into a specific location within a test substrate so it would be released when the compound is metabolized by the liver. Hepatic metabolism of the compound is assessed by measuring the ratio of 13CO2/12CO2 in exhaled breath.

Group II

Experimental
Breath testing utilizing 13C is a safe, non-invasive means for measuring a certain pathway's metabolic rate. 13C is a stable, non-radioactive isotope which can be incorporated into a specific location within a test substrate so it would be released when the compound is metabolized by the liver. Hepatic metabolism of the compound is assessed by measuring the ratio of 13CO2/12CO2 in exhaled breath.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 2 locations

Suspended

302 Military Hopsital

Beijing, ChinaOpen 302 Military Hopsital in Google Maps
Suspended

General Hospital of Beijing Military Region

Beijing, China
Completed2 Study Centers