Heat treatment for liver cancer: building smarter tools

This research study is collecting medical information and imaging data from patients who receive thermal ablation—a minimally invasive heat treatment—for liver cancer or tumors that have spread to the liver. By gathering this real-world data from many patients across Europe, researchers aim to develop artificial intelligence tools that will help doctors better select patients for treatment, plan procedures more precisely, and predict which patients might have cancer return after therapy.

Liver cancer can be difficult to treat, and doctors need better ways to decide which patients will benefit most from heat-based ablation, how to plan each treatment precisely, and how to know if the treatment worked. This study aims to use artificial intelligence and data from many patients to make thermal ablation more effective, personalized, and available as a first-line treatment option worldwide.