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Both Benign and Malignant Liver MassGSANCT02013895

Accuracy and Reliability of GSA for Remnant Liver Function

A study testing 99mTc-GSA in people with Both Benign and Malignant Liver Mass, run by Kochi University at 1 site in Japan.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Preoperative evaluation of future remnant liver function is critical for patients undergoing hepatic surgery. Overestimation of the remnant liver function can lead to life-threatening postoperative hepatic failure, and its underestimation can lead to a lost opportunity for potentially curative surgery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Both Benign and Malignant Liver Mass
What is being tested?
99mTc-GSA
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteJapan
Study dates
Start not givento not given
Phase
Expanded access
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All eligible patients were those surgically treated for hepato-biliary diseases.

Who cannot join

  • Patient exclusion criteria included a body weight loss greater than 10% during the six months prior to surgery, the presence of distant metastases, or seriously impaired function of vital organs due to respiratory, renal or heart disease.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Takehiro Okabayashi, MD PhD contact

+81 88-837-3000

takehiro_okabayashi@khsc.or.jp

Yasuo Shima contact

+81 88-837-3000

Japan1 site
  • Kochi Health Sciences Center

    Kochi, Kochi, 781-0111

    Takehiro Okabayashi, MD PhD, +81 88-837-3000, takehiro_okabayashi@khsc.or.jp

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About this study

Official title: Accuracy and Reliability of GSA for Remnant Liver Function in Scheduled Hepatectomized Patients

Preoperative evaluation of future remnant liver function is critical for patients undergoing hepatic surgery. Overestimation of the remnant liver function can lead to life-threatening postoperative hepatic failure, and its underestimation can lead to a lost opportunity for potentially curative surgery. Conventionally, post-hepatectomy remnant liver function has been estimated preoperatively using computed tomography (CT) volumetry. CT can provide precise anatomical information, and the remnant liver volume, measured by CT volumetry, has been reported to be an effective predictor of hepatic dysfunction after hepatectomy. However, the indirect estimation of liver function by CT volumetry is reliable only when the function is assumed to be homogenous over the whole liver.

Read the detailed description

99mTc-galactosyl human serum albumin (99mTc-GSA) single-photon emission CT (SPECT) was developed to facilitate investigations of regional hepatic function. A disadvantage of conventional 99mTc-GSA SPECT was poor anatomical resolution, and this newly developed SPECT has a tremendously improved anatomical resolution owing to the fusion of CT and 99mTc-GSA SPECT. Recent reports have indicated that accurate regional function, based on precise anatomical information, could be evaluated using this technique.

Being tested
99mTc-GSA
Keywords
liver, surgery, liver function, GSA, ICG

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • 99mTc-GSADevice

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Dec 2013 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Expanded access
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02013895
Sponsor's protocol ID
GSA-KHSC
Other IDs
GSA study
Acronym
GSA
Status last verified
Dec 2013
First submitted
9 Dec 2013
Last updated
17 Dec 2013
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Okabayashi T, Shima Y, Morita S, Shimada Y, Sumiyoshi T, Sui K, Iwata J, Iiyama T. Liver Function Assessment Using Technetium 99m-Galactosyl Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/CT Fusion Imaging: A Prospective Trial. J Am Coll Surg. 2017 Dec;225(6):789-797. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.08.021. Epub 2017 Sep 11.

    PubMed 28912030

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing 99mTc-GSA in people with Both Benign and Malignant Liver Mass, run by Kochi University at 1 site in Japan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Dec 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Japan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Takehiro Okabayashi, MD PhD (+81 88-837-3000, takehiro_okabayashi@khsc.or.jp), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02013895, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Dec 2013.

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