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Circulating tumor cells to predict survival and monitor treatment response in patients with advanced HCC

Circulating tumor cells to predict survival and monitor treatment response in patients with advanced HCC - CATCH

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00029565
Enrollment
70
Registered
2022-07-05
Start date
2021-05-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

C22.0

Interventions

Group 1: Both at the beginning and during the course of therapy, CTC are determined at the following time points: Baseline, week 6, week 12.

Sponsors

Klinikum der Universität München, Campus Großhadern
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male and female patients. 2. Age =18 years. 3. Patients with a histological/cytological or radiological diagnosis of HCC. 4. Patient informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to provide written informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Prognostic value of baseline total CTC and baseline PD-L1-positive (PD-L1+) CTC

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Correlation of quantitative changes in CTC count and PD-L1+ CTC count with radiological response. - Correlation of total CTC and PD-L1+ CTC over the course of therapy with survival - Correlation of imaging and AFP with clinical endpoints (survival, response) and comparison of performance of imaging and AFP with CTC and PD-L1+ CTC

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNajib Ben Khaled

Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, LMU Klinikum

najib.benkhaled@med.uni-muenchen.de089 4400 78160

Outcome results

None listed

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