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Recruiting Observational

CHronic Hepatopathies Associated With ALcohol Consumption aNd metAbolic Syndrome

NCT05623150 · tracked via the Priya Life Science France tracker
Phase
Observational
Started
2022-12-06
Last updated
2026-04-16

Condition(s) studied

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseNon-Alcoholic SteatohepatitisAlcohol-related Liver DiseaseCirrhosis, LiverHepatocellular Carcinoma

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Liver biopsy

Liver biopsy: Liver biopsy planned as part of routine care. Clinical-biological characterisation with bio collections.

Study summary

The aim is to determine the metabolic factors, host immune factors, and medical imaging data associated with the development of HepatoCellular Carcinoma (HCC) in patients with alcohol-related liver disease or dysmetabolic steatosis/Non-Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis.

The investigators will include patients with and without cirrhosis in order to identify early molecular mechanisms involved in the development of HCC especially in non-cirrhotic patients.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: * Criteria common to all patients: 1. Affiliation to French social security. 2. Male or female ≥ 18 years of age 3. Patients able to receive and understand information about the research and to give written informed consent duly signed by the patient and the investigator (at the latest on the day of inclusion and before any examination necessary for the research). * Patients in the NAFLD group with HCC: 1. Alcohol consumption ≤ 30 g pure alcohol/d (or 210 g pure alcohol/week) for men and ≤ 20 g pure alcohol/d (140 g pure alcohol/week) for women. 2. Decision, less than 3 months old, of liver biopsy of the suspected HCC nodule and non-tumour liver tissue performed as a clinical routine. 3. No systemic treatment for HCC within 6 months prior to inclusion. * Patients in the NAFLD group without HCC: 1. Alcohol consumption ≤ 30 g pure alcohol/d (or 210 g pure alcohol/week) for men and ≤ 20 g pure alcohol/d (140 g pure alcohol/week) for women. 2. Decision of less than 3 months of a liver biopsy performed as a clinical routine. Biopsy will be motivated by liver function disturbance(s) and/or ultrasound steatosis given the lack of validated non-invasive tests or the lack of accuracy (grey areas) of available non-invasive tests for the diagnosis of necro-inflammation and/or fibrosis in some of these patients. * Patients in the alcohol-related liver disease group with HCC: 1. Alcohol consumption \> 30 g pure alcohol/d (or 210 g pure alcohol/week) for men and \> 20 g pure alcohol/d (140 g pure alcohol/week) or binge drinking 2. Decision within 3 months of liver biopsy of suspected HCC nodule and non-tumour liver tissue performed as part of clinical routine 3. No systemic treatment for HCC within 6 months prior to inclusion. * Patients in the alcohol-related liver disease group without HCC: 1. Alcohol consumption \> 30 g pure alcohol/d (or 210 g pure alcohol/week) for men and \> 20 g pure alcohol/d (140 g pure alcohol/week) or binge drinking 2. Decision of less than 3 months for a liver biopsy to be performed as a clinical routine. Biopsy will be motivated by liver balance disturbance(s) and/or ultrasound steatosis given the lack of validated non-invasive tests or the lack of accuracy (grey areas) of available non-invasive tests for the diagnosis of necro-inflammation and/or fibrosis in some of these patients. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Positive HIV serology 2. Patients with detectable hepatitis C viral load 3. Presence of Hbs antigen 4. History of autoimmune hepatitis type 1 or 2, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, Wilson's disease, genetic haemochromatosis homozygous, alpha1 anti-trypsin deficiency 5. Long-term use of methotrexate, corticosteroids, anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor cyclosporine, tacrolimus 6. History of solid organ transplantation or bone marrow transplantation 7. Cancerous disease in the process of being treated, except for skin cancer (excluding melanoma) 8. Patients under legal protection or unable to express their consent, 9. Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • Primary outcome measure CHALNA2 — 2022-2032
    The primary endpoint will be the study of variations in metabolic gene markers (i.e. mRNA of genes implicated in inflammation or metabolism assessed in qPCR, using a housekeeping gene such as glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH)), in patients with and without hepatocellular carcinoma with different levels of severity of liver damage.

Trial sites (1)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Batiment Archimed 151, route de Saint Antoine de Ginestière Nice France Recruiting
Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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