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Screening and Clinical Application of Biomarkers in Metabolic (Dysfunction)-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression

Screening and Clinical Application of Biomarkers in Metabolic (Dysfunction)-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500109143
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-09-12
Start date
2025-10-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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Conditions

Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease

Interventions

Observation group:None

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18-80 years; 2. Normal population (HC, healthy controls): Individuals undergoing routine health checks, without liver and gastrointestinal diseases, without tumor diseases, with normal blood glucose and lipid levels; 3. Liver cancer (HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma) patients: Confirmed by ultrasound, CT, MRI, AFP, and pathological examination, all liver cancer patients are newly diagnosed, without coexisting tumors and have not undergone treatment (initially collect based on imaging diagnosis and remove later if not applicable); 4. Liver cirrhosis (LC) patients: Patients with chronic liver disease diagnosed by two imaging examinations, or with pathological biopsy, liver function tests indicating compensated cirrhosis; 5. Metabolic associated steatohepatitis (MASH) patients: Diagnosed with fatty liver by imaging or liver biopsy and elevated serum transaminases (AST or ALT); 6. Simple fatty liver patients: Diagnosed with fatty liver by imaging or liver biopsy, with normal serum transaminases (AST or ALT); 7. Benign liver tumor (BLT) patients: Including hepatic hemangiomas, focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver, and hepatic adenomas.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with tumors other than those in the liver; 2. Received any anticancer treatment before blood sample collection; 3. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 4. Clinically diagnosed with acute or chronic gastrointestinal diseases; 5. Individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diseases; 6. Conditions deemed unsuitable for this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Serum Ferritin;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Serum Iron;GSH/GSSG;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJin Junfei

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University

2945556572@qq.com+86 173 7733 5178

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026