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Brief Title: Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound With Lumason in Detecting Liver Cancer in Participants With Cirrhosis
Official Title: Lesion Detection in Cirrhotic Patients With Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound and the Accuracy of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Li-RADS for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis
Study ID: NCT03407001
Brief Summary: This early phase I trial studies how well contrast enhanced ultrasound with sulfur hexafluoride lipid microspheres (Lumason) works in detecting liver cancer in participants with cirrhosis. Contrast enhanced-ultrasounds use contrast agents, such as Lumason, that are injected into a vein in order to help certain organs and tissues show up more clearly on scans. Contrast enhanced ultrasound with Lumason may help doctors more easily find liver cancer compared to ultrasounds without contrast agent.
Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the accuracy of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) utilizing contrast agent sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microspheres compared to B-mode non-contrast enhanced ultrasound for liver lesion detection, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), in cirrhotic ultrasound (US) patients. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the concordance of CEUS vs. contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI) Liver Imaging Reporting and Data Systems (Li-Rads). OUTLINE: Within 30 days of routine MRI, participants undergo non-contrast ultrasound of the abdomen. Participants then receive Lumason intravenously (IV) and undergo contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the abdomen over 1 hour.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Name: Ott Le
Affiliation: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR