Clinical Trials for Liver Diseases

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov — U.S. National Library of Medicine — A database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world (U.S. National Library of Medicine, public domain).

This page lists clinical trials related to Liver Diseases from the ClinicalTrials.gov database.

Trial Summary

• Total studies: 50
• Recruiting: 21
• Active, not recruiting: 6
• Completed: 11
• Other: 12

Results are refreshed periodically and may not reflect the most current information available from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Recruiting Trials

NCT00001971 — Evaluation of Patients With Liver Disease

The proposed study aims to evaluate, investigate, and follow-up patients suffering from acute and chronic liver disease. The study will focus on understanding diseases affecting the liver.

Patients participating in the study will first undergo a routine check-up as an outpatient. They will be asked to provide blood and urine samples for laboratory testing and will undergo an ultrasound of the …

NCT00001532 — Role of Genetic Factors in the Development of Lung Disease

This study is designed to evaluate the genetics involved in the development of lung disease by surveying genes involved in the process of breathing and examining the genes in lung cells of patients with lung disease.

The study will focus on defining the distribution of abnormal genes responsible for processes directly involved in different diseases affecting the lungs of patients and healthy v…

NCT03884075 — Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, the HEpatic Response to Oral Glucose, and the Effect of Semaglutide (NAFLD HEROES)

Background:

In non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), fat accumulates in the liver and can cause damage. Researchers want to learn what causes the damage NAFLD, and to see if a medication can help.

Objective:

To find out how the liver in people with NAFLD responds to feeding, and how this relates to their response to the drug semaglutide.

Eligibility:

People with NAFLD and healthy volu…

NCT03481829 — Early Tracking of Childhood Health Determinants (ETCHED) Study

Background:

Children s weight has increased sharply in recent years. This may put them at higher risk for health problems. High blood glucose in a pregnant mother and too much weight gain during pregnancy also may have long-term effects on the child s health. Children who become overweight or obese during childhood tend to remain so as adults. Researchers want to study many risk factors during…

NCT05519475 — A Precision Medicine Approach Using Gene Silencing to Treat a Chronic Liver Disease Called Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) in Adult Participants at Increased Genetic Risk for This Condition

This study is researching an investigational drug, ALN-HSD called “study drug”. This study is focused on participants who are known to have Metabolic dysfunction-Associated SteatoHepatitis (MASH). MASH is a form of Metabolic dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD). MASH occurs when fat builds up in liver cells, damaging them, and making the liver inflamed and stiff from fibrosis …

NCT04685200 — Unraveling the Mechanisms Underlying Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Through a Multidisciplinary, Integrative Research Approach

Background:

Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a rare chronic liver disease. It affects the bile ducts of the

liver. It can result in bile duct infections, cirrhosis, cancer, and end stage liver disease. Researchers want to learn more about this disease.

Objective:

To understand the biological causes of primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Eligibility:

Adults age 18 and older who have primary s…

NCT06318169 — A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Pegozafermin in Participants With MASH and Fibrosis (ENLIGHTEN-Fibrosis)

The study will assess the efficacy and safety of 2 dose regimens of pegozafermin compared to placebo for the treatment of liver fibrosis stage F2 or F3 in adult participants with MASH.

NCT07573943 — ASC22 Combined With Peg-IFNa in Achieving Functional Cure in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Exploring the safety and efficacy of the therapy combining immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody, ASC22) and pegylated interferon alfa (Peg-IFNα) in patients with CHB. Exploring new combination therapeutic schemes for hepatitis B cure, and raising the overall clinical cure rate to more than 50% without screening specific advantageous groups.

NCT06419374 — A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pegozafermin in Participants With Compensated Cirrhosis Due to MASH

The study will assess the efficacy and safety of pegozafermin administered in participants with compensated cirrhosis due to MASH (biopsy-confirmed fibrosis stage F4 MASH [previously known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, NASH]).

NCT07224724 — Exosome-derived Extrahepatic Metastasis Detection By Liquid Biopsy In Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases

Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignancy worldwide, and prognosis largely depends on how effectively metastatic disease is managed. The liver is the most frequent and prognostically important site of metastasis, and patients responding well to chemotherapy may become candidates for curative hepatic resection. However, the presence of extrahepatic metastasis (EHM) critically influen…

NCT06427941 — A Phase 1 Study of BGB-B2033, Alone or in Combination With Tislelizumab With or Without Bevacizumab, in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

This is a first-in-human (FIH) clinical study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and anti-tumor activity of BGB-B2033 administered as monotherapy and in combination with tislelizumab, with or without bevacizumab. The study will enroll participants with locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)…

NCT06486454 — Real-world Evaluation of the HistoSonics Edison System for Treatment of Liver Tumors Across Multidisciplinary Users (BOOMBOX: Master Study)

The goal of this observational study is to collect information on the use of the HistoSonics Edison System for the treatment of liver tumors. The main aim is to understand how different patient characteristics and procedural characteristics may affect histotripsy success at 36 hours post-histotripsy procedure. Sub-studies to the BOOMBOX: Master Study will investigate specific populations and/or…

NCT06920043 — A Study of Efimosfermin Alfa in Participants With Biopsy-confirmed Cirrhosis (Compensated) Due to MASH

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, preliminary efficacy, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of efimosfermin in participants with metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and compensated cirrhosis consistent with stage F4 fibrosis.

NCT06836609 — A Study to Evaluate ALN-CIDEB in Adult Participants With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease or With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASLD/MASH)

This study is researching an experimental drug called ALN-CIDEB, also referred to as “study drug”. The study is focused on participants with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) (Part A) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) (Part B). MASLD and MASH are long-lasting liver conditions caused by having too much fat in the liver.

The aim of the stu…

NCT06995898 — The Vanguard Study: Testing a New Way to Screen for Cancer

The Vanguard Study is a feasibility study to explore several aspects of evaluating multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests in a future definitive randomized controlled trial. An MCD test measures markers in the blood in order to screen for multiple cancers simultaneously. There is a need to understand how MCDs may work as cancer screening tools. The goal of cancer screening is to reduce the burden o…

NCT07159048 — The Safety, Efficacy, and Immune Response of Multimodal Thermal Therapy in the Treatment of Malignant Liver Tumors

Multimodal thermal therapy (MTT), as an initiative integration of cryotherapy and radiofrequency heating, has been applied to treat various solid tumors. The feasibility and safety for MTT in the treatment of malignant liver tumors is well-established. This prospective, multi-center, randomized controlled clinical study aimed to explore the ablation-induced immune activating response of MTT in …

NCT06066138 — A Study of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring-Based Atezolizumab Dosing

Background:

A type of drug called monoclonal antibody immune checkpoint inhibitors are often used in cancer treatment. These drugs help the body s immune system fight cancer by blocking proteins that cause cancer cells to grow. One of these drugs (atezolizumab) is approved to treat certain cancers. Researchers want to find out if lower doses of this drug might provide the same benefit with few…

NCT07282353 — A Study of CS0159 in Patients With PBC With Inadequate Response or Intolerance to UDCA

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of CS0159 in Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) with inadequate response or intolerance to ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA).

NCT07288138 — A Study of a Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta Isoform (THRβ) Agonist and an Semicarbazide Sensitive Amine Oxidase (SSAO) Inhibitor, Alone and in Combination, in Adults With Presumed Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis (MASH)

The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the dose-dependent and comparative effects of ECC4703 (low and high dose), ECC0509 (low and high dose), and their combination on hepatic fat reduction as assessed by change in magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) at Week 12.

NCT07459309 — Clinical Study on the Safety, Efficacy, and Exploration of Immune Mechanisms of a Combined Multimodal Tumor Therapy System for Hepatic Malignancies

Clinical Study on the Safety, Efficacy, and Exploration of Immune Mechanisms of a Combined Multimodal Tumor Therapy System for Hepatic Malignancies

NCT07191561 — Hepatic Lipid Metabolism-Alcohol Use Disorder

Patients with hepatic steatosis due to alcohol will be offered liver biopsies when they enter a detoxification program. The first biopsy will occur in the first week of admission and the second in the fourth week when the steatosis has resolved. The hepatic transcriptome will be compared,

Active, Not Recruiting

NCT02465060 — Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Patients With Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors, Lymphomas, or Multiple Myeloma (The MATCH Screening Trial)

This phase II MATCH screening and multi-sub-trial studies how well treatment that is directed by genetic testing works in patients with solid tumors, lymphomas, or multiple myelomas that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) and does not respond to treatment (refractory). Patients must have progressed following at leas…

NCT03214510 — Thoracic Epidural Analgesia or Four-Quadrant Transversus Abdominus Plane Block in Reducing Pain in Patients Undergoing Liver Surgery

This phase III trial studies how well thoracic epidural analgesia or four-quadrant transversus abdominus plane block works in reducing pain in patients undergoing liver surgery. It is not yet known whether thoracic epidural analgesia or four-quadrant transversus abdominus plane block may help people to recover more completely and more quickly after surgery.

NCT05500222 — A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Effect of Resmetirom on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Well-compensated NASH Cirrhosis (MAESTRO-NASH-OUTCOMES)

This study will determine the effect of oral 80 mg resmetirom administered once daily on participants with well-compensated non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis by measuring the time to experiencing a Composite Clinical Outcome event.

NCT05211323 — A Study to Determine Whether Chemotherapy and Atezolizumab is Better Than Chemotherapy, Bevacizumab and Atezolizumab in Patients With Advanced Liver Cancer

This phase II trial compares the effect of adding bevacizumab and atezolizumab to gemcitabine and cisplatin (chemotherapy) versus chemotherapy and atezolizumab in treating patients with liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Immunotherapy with monocl…

NCT06497504 — Study of Bepirovirsen in Participants Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection (B-Focus)

This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of bepirovirsen compared to placebo in participants with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection.

NCT06910358 — Study of Bitopertin in Participants With EPP or XLP (APOLLO)

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if bitopertin works and is safe to treat EPP or XLP in participants 12 years or older. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Whether bitopertin increases pain-free sunlight exposure after 6 months of treatment in participants with EPP or XLP.
• How PPIX concentration levels change from before bitopertin treatment to after 6 months of treatment….

Not Yet Recruiting

NCT07676383 — Precision Navigation to Improve Community Cancer Screening Participation

This study will evaluate whether a precision navigation intervention can help community residents at high risk for cancer complete recommended cancer screening. The study will be conducted in communities participating in an urban cancer screening program in China.

Eligible participants will be adults aged 45 to 74 years who are permanent residents of participating communities and have been ide…

NCT07446257 — THIO and Cadonilimab in Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

The goal of this clinical study is to find out if cadonilimab or ateganosine plus cadonilimab is effective and safe in treating resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

NCT07685548 — AI-Driven Tumor Response Evaluation for Solid Tumors

Purpose: This study is developing and validating an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven system to evaluate tumor response using changes in total tumor volume. The goal is to determine whether this AI-based approach can better predict patient survival compared with the current standard method (RECIST), which relies on linear measurements of a few selected tumors.

Participants: The study include…

NCT05722210 — Prevalence and Development of Liver Dysfunction in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Background:

Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is a common treatment for many cancers and other illnesses. But many people who have HSCT go on to develop liver dysfunction. Researchers want to know more about how and why this happens. In this natural history study, they will try to learn what factors lead to liver dysfunction; how underlying liver disease may affect the results of HSCT;…

NCT07313787 — Effects of Meal Macronutrients on Postprandial Lipids

Background:

Abnormal fats in the blood can lead to many problems, including heart disease. Researchers want to learn more about how eating meals with different levels of nutrients affects fats in the blood. Specifically, they want to study people with too much body fat, too little body fat, and a kidney problem called nephrotic syndrome.

Objective:

To learn more about how different types of …

NCT07675785 — PfSPZ-LARC2 Vaccine in Women of Child-bearing Potential (WOCBP) in Mali

A randomized double blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity, and protective efficacy of 1, 6, 29-day PfSPZ-LARC2 Vaccine regimen given at a dose of 2 x10^5 PfSPZ or placebo in healthy WOCBP, who are on pregnancy prevention during vaccination, but report plans to become pregnant in the near future.

Participants will be randomized into two arms. Arm 1:…

NCT07683065 — A Study to Estimate Secukinumab Retention Rate in Psoriasis Patients With MASLD

This study aims to examine the retention rate of secukinumab in adult patients with plaque psoriasis (with or without psoriatic arthritis [PsA]) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in routine clinical practice in Spain, as well as hepatic biomarker trajectories. The study will use electronic medical record (EMR) data from multiple Spanish hospitals.

NCT07684209 — A Study on the Consistency Evaluation of Digital PCR Technology for Quantitative Detection of HBV Nucleic Acid

The research plan aims to evaluate the consistency of the digital PCR-based hepatitis B virus nucleic acid quantification technique with the existing Roche qPCR-based detection method. Approximately 200 samples of residual serum from patients with chronic hepatitis B, covering high, medium, low, and those below the Roche lower limit concentration or undetectable, will be collected. The two meth…

NCT07376226 — Effects of Whole Fruit on Blood Sugar in People With Type 2 Diabetes

This study will determine the effects of consuming whole fruit on blood sugar control, liver fat, and cardiovascular health in adults with type 2 diabetes who are not treated with insulin.

NCT07690683 — Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide and is frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage, resulting in limited therapeutic options. Despite the advances in immunotherapy, a substantial proportion of patients fail to respond adequately due to mechanisms of immune resistance. The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in modulating the respon…

NCT07689175 — Adaptive Dosing of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if immunotherapy including nivolumab plus ipilimumab is effective and safe in treating hepatocellular carcinoma.

Completed Trials

NCT00004850 — Epidemiology, Infectivity and Natural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

This study will evaluate hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in blood donors who test positive for antibodies to this virus. Most HCV-infected people do not become ill and are not aware that they have hepatitis or have had it in the past. Some infected people recover completely, whereas others remain chronically infected. The study will try to define infectivity of anti-HCV positive individuals, …

NCT01581554 — Withdrawal of Therapy After Long-Term Antiviral Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B

Background:

- Chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus may lead to cirrhosis, liver disease, and cancer of the liver. There is no cure for the infection, but several drugs have been approved to treat it. These drugs can keep the virus levels low. They seem to be safe for short-term use. But the drugs have not yet been approved for long-term use because some of them can have serious side e…

NCT01387555 — A Phase 2b Study of Modified Vaccinia Virus to Treat Patients Advanced Liver Cancer Who Failed Sorafenib

This study is to determine whether JX-594 (Pexa-Vec) plus best supportive care is more effective in improving survival than best supportive care in patients with advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) who have failed sorafenib.

NCT02190253 — Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E in People With an Organ Transplant

Background:

- The hepatitis E virus causes an acute hepatitis that usually goes away by itself. Researchers in France studied people who received a liver or kidney transplant. They found that hepatitis E may not go away by itself in these people. It becomes chronic. This can cause serious liver disease. More than half the people who had organ transplant who had hepatitis E seemed to get a chr…

NCT03519997 — A Study of Pembrolizumab and Bavituximab in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

This is a non-randomized, open-label, multi-site phase II therapeutic trial of pembrolizumab and bavituximab in patients with locally advanced HCC. Locally advanced or metastatic HCC is defined as disease that is not amenable to surgical and/or locoregional therapies. Subjects must not have received prior systemic therapy for advanced HCC in keeping with the first-line setting of this study.

NCT04639414 — Combined Active Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes With NASH

The aim of this multicentre, prospective, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized, 3-arm parallel group, interventional study is to assess for the first time the effects of either a combined therapy with the antihyperglycemic drugs semaglutide and empagliflozin or empagliflozin monotherapy compared to placebo as potential treatments for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in patients with…

NCT04880031 — A Study of BOS-580 in Obese Subjects at Risk for, or With Biopsy-confirmed, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) With an Extension

This is a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled study of Efimosfermin in obese participants at risk for, or with biopsy-confirmed, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), with a single arm open-label extension. It includes Parts A, B, C and D.

NCT04867954 — Development of 4D Flow MRI for Risk Stratification of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis

The goal of this research is to validate novel non-invasive Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarkers to detect Gastroesophageal varices (GEV) in patients with cirrhosis, including fractional flow change in the portal vein and elevated azygos flow.

End-stage liver disease (cirrhosis) is characterized by advanced fibrosis, liver failure, and portal hypertension. There are many causes of cirrh…

NCT05397067 — Linkage to Care for Persons With Hep C Infection

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is an ongoing challenge in the United States, with an estimated 2.4 million individuals living with HCV in 2016. According to the Virginia Department of Health, over 11,500 people were living with HCV infection in 2017 with a rate of 170 reported cases/100,000 adults. This study evaluated community-based interventions to improve linkage to care (LTC) among indi…

NCT05630820 — Study of Bepirovirsen in Nucleos(t)Ide Analogue-treated Participants With Chronic Hepatitis B (B-Well 2)

This study is intended to confirm the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetic (PK) profile, and the durability of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) suppression observed with bepirovirsen for 24 weeks (with loading doses) as compared to the placebo arm. This study will have 4 stages: a) Double-blind treatment (bepirovirsen or placebo) for 24 weeks. b) Nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) treatment for …

NCT05630807 — Study of Bepirovirsen in Nucleos(t)Ide Analogue-treated Participants With Chronic Hepatitis B (B-Well 1)

This study is intended to confirm the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetic (PK) profile, and the durability of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) suppression observed with bepirovirsen for 24 weeks (with loading doses) as compared to the placebo arm. This study will have 4 stages: a) Double-blind treatment (bepirovirsen or placebo) for 24 weeks. b) Nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) treatment for …

Other (Terminated)

NCT05705791 — Clinical Investigation Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of Selective Intra-arterial 166Holmium Radiation Therapy in Combination With Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab for Non Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the added value of 166Holmium SIRT to Atezolizumab-Bevacizumab in patients with non resectable HCC. The primary endpoint is the Best Objective Response Rate at 6 months after 166Holmium SIRT according to mRECIST.

Participants will be treated by :

• Approved first line systemic therapy: Atezolizumab (1200mg Q3W, IV) with Bevacizumab (15mg/kg Q3W, …