Share your medical data to help expand liver transplant eligibility for cancer patients

Recruiting

What is this trial?

This Belgian research study is looking at whether a specific type of scan called a PET scan can help doctors decide which liver cancer patients should receive liver transplants. Right now, transplant eligibility is based on strict rules about tumor size and number. This study wants to see if patients whose tumors are slightly larger than usual—but whose PET scans look negative—might also do well with a transplant. Researchers will collect information from 350 patients across six Belgian transplant centers.

Some patients with liver cancer don't qualify for transplants under current strict rules, even though they might benefit from one. This study hopes to show that the PET scan could be a helpful tool to identify which patients outside the current rules are still good candidates for transplant, potentially giving more people access to this life-saving treatment.

Do you qualify?

You likely qualify if…

you are 18 to 80 years old
you have been diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer)
you have been discussed as a potential candidate for liver transplant at a Belgian transplant center
you are willing to have your medical records and imaging reviewed by the research team
you do not have cancer that has spread outside your liver or other serious medical conditions that would prevent transplant

You likely don't qualify if…

you are under 18 or over 80 years old
you have cancer that has spread outside your liver or spread to lymph nodes
you have serious medical problems (other cancers, heart disease, lung disease) that make transplant too risky
you have active alcohol abuse or other conditions that would make you unable to follow transplant care instructions
you have cancer that has invaded major blood vessels in your liver

What participation looks like

As a participant, you would be enrolled in a secure database after being discussed for transplant at your Belgian transplant center. Your medical team would perform standard imaging tests (CT, MRI, and a PET scan), and your imaging results would be reviewed by expert radiologists. You would not receive any new experimental treatment—instead, researchers would track your existing care, transplant outcomes, and how well you do after surgery. All your medical information would be kept private and stored securely.

Testing scans to help more liver cancer patients receive transplants

What is this trial?

Do you qualify?

What participation looks like

Trial locations(6 sites)