This is a single-arm, open-label, single-center, first-in-human feasibility study evaluating parenchymal blood volume (PBV) imaging as a tool to dynamically assess perfusional changes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) potentiated by intra-arterial administration of nitroglycerin.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate in vivo, parenchymal blood volume imaging's ability to dynamically assess blood flow to hepatocellular carcinoma. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: 1\. Quantitative measurement of tumor perfusion after intra-arterial injection of nitroglycerin using parenchymal blood volume imaging. OUTLINE: Participants will undergo parenchymal blood volume (PBV) imaging before and after intra-arterial nitroglycerin injection during their standard transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) treatment. Participants will be followed on days 3, 7, 30, and 90 after the procedure.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Undergo imaging
Given Intra-Arterially
Data will be collected from the participant medical records.
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG)
San Francisco, California, United States
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Proportion of Participants with >= 30% increase in Tumoral Blood Volume
Proportion of participants who demonstrate an increase in tumoral blood volume of at least 30% following intra-arterial nitroglycerin administration compared with pre-nitroglycerin baseline along with Bonferroni-corrected confidence intervals will be reported.
Time frame: Day 1
Proportion of Participants with >= 50% increase in Tumor-to-Normal Ratio
Proportion of participants demonstrating at least a 50% increase in the tumor-to-normal ratio on parenchymal blood volume imaging following intra-arterial nitroglycerin administration compared with pre-nitroglycerin baseline along with Bonferroni-corrected confidence intervals will be reported.
Time frame: Day 1
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