Clinical trial · Interventional
SonoVue®-Enhanced Ultrasound Versus Unenhanced US for Focal Liver Lesion Characterization
Characterization of Focal Liver Lesions With SONOVUE®-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging: A Phase III, Intrapatient Comparative Study Versus Un-enhanced Ultrasound Imaging Using Histology or Combined Imaging/Clinical Data as Truth Standard
NCT00788697CI-TRIAL-00030764completedPhase 3Results postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the superiority of SonoVue®-enhanced ultrasound versus unenhanced ultrasound for characterization of Focal Liver Lesions using final diagnosis based on histology or combined imaging/clinical data as truth standard.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liver Neoplasms | Liver Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| SonoVue-enhanced ultrasound | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Unenhanced ultrasound | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Patients who received SonoVue
- description
- Patients with at least 1 target lesion requiring work-up for characterization to undergo * Unenhanced ultrasound of the target lesion (UE-US): gray scale and Doppler (color or power imaging) ultrasound investigations of the target lesion using commercially available ultrasound equipment and standard techniques (B-mode or Harmonic imaging) to study the anatomy of the target lesion and surrounding parenchyma; * SonoVue-enhanced ultrasound of the target lesion (CE-US): procedures described in protocol Section 7.5.1.2, to study the lesion vascularity in comparison to the surrounding parenchyma; and * Truth standard
- interventionNames
- Drug: SonoVue-enhanced ultrasound
- Other: Unenhanced ultrasound
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Sensitivity: Percentage of True Positive Lesions Among All Malignant Lesions Per Truth Standard
- timeFrame
- 24 hours to 6 months
- description
- Sensitivity of SonoVue-enhanced ultrasound (SonoVue CE-US) versus unenhanced ultrasound (UE-US) for characterization of malignant focal liver lesions (FLLs), using the diagnosis provided by each of the 3 off-site assessors (blinded to patient data) for the Intent-to-Diagnose (ITD) population. Unit of analysis was the lesion, equivalent to the subject, since each subject had a single lesion that was to be characterized. True positive: subject with a target lesion characterized as malignant by both ultrasonography and the truth standard. Truth standard: contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE CT) and /or contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI) examination OR tissue pathology/histology from surgical resection/biopsy OR 6-month follow up. Calculated as (number of true positive lesions/number of malignant lesions per truth standard) x 100.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Male/female. * Provides written Informed Consent and is willing to comply with protocol requirements. * Is at least 18 years of age. * Has at least 1 focal liver lesion (FLL) (target lesion) requiring work-up for characterization. Target lesions may include those: * Incidentally detected, * In subjects with chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis, * In subjects with known history of malignancy. * Is scheduled for surgical removal or biopsy of the target lesion from 24 hours to 30 days after the SonoVue® administration OR * In case tissue biopsy is not indicated nor surgery planned, is scheduled for or has performed a contrast-enhanced (CE) CT and/or CE-MRI of the target lesion from 30 days to 48 hours prior to or from 24 hours to 30 days after the administration of SonoVue®. Exclusion Criteria: * Has an acoustic window insufficient for adequate ultrasound examination of the liver. * Has a FLL that cannot be identified with unenhanced ultrasound. * Has received or is scheduled for antineoplastic chemotherapy or an invasive procedure in the time period between test procedures and truth standard assessments which may have modified the target lesion. * Is receiving any other contrast medium, within the 48 hours before and up to 24 hours following the administration of SonoVue®. * Has previously been enrolled in and completed this study. * Known right to left cardiac shunt, bidirectional or transient. * Has any known allergy to 1 or more of the ingredients of the investigational product (sulfur hexafluoride or to any components of SonoVue®). * Has any contraindication to 1 of the planned imaging procedures (ultrasound, CT or MRI), e.g., implants, claustrophobia, inadequate medical conditions etc. * Has received an investigational compound within 30 days before admission into this study. * Has any medical condition or other circumstances which would significantly decrease the chances of obtaining reliable data, achieving study objectives, or completing the study and/or post-dose follow-up examinations. * Is determined by the Investigator that the subject is clinically unsuitable for the study. * Is a pregnant or lactating female. Exclude the possibility of pregnancy by: * testing on site at the institution serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (βHCG) within 24 hours prior to the start of SonoVue® administration, * surgical history (e.g., tubal ligation or hysterectomy), * post menopausal with a minimum 1 year without menses.
References
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