San Raffaele Registry on Liver Cancer

July 14, 2026 updated by: Andrea Casadei Gardini, IRCCS San Raffaele

This is a Retrospective and Prospective Observational Single-Center Study. The purpose is to collect all data to generate a registry of primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma and biliary tract carcinoma) of patients accessing to San Raffaele Hospital. An additional purpose is to identify novel biomarkers to better manage primary liver cancer patients, for whom additional biological samples will be collected.

A total of 4000 patients will be enrolled; for the prospective cohort: from protocol approval to the achievement of the last planned patients in the prospective cohort (2000 patients). The retrospective cohort will start from the year 2000.

Patients will be followed for 5 years of follow-up.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Detailed Description

The object of the study is to collect all data from patients with primary liver diseases (hepatocellular carcinoma or BTC), investigating any correlation with clinical and/or molecular characteristics. As exploratory analysis, the project will explore the possible identification of any immunological, genetic, histological, cellular, molecular, and/or microbiological biomarker that could support patients' management.

Data collection of enrolled patients will cover all initial information regarding patient disease characteristics and profiling and all follow-up data available, included any data generated by other hospitals but referring to the disease studied. As this is an observational study, there will be no modification to any existing treatment pathways for patients. The only additional procedures are the collection of some biological samples at different timepoints (baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months and at disease progression):

  • Additional blood volumes (approximately 30 mL) to collect during routinary blood exams
  • Saliva
  • Stool

Moreover, also tumor tissue will be investigated for exploratory analysis. In particular, tumor tissue collected according to normal clinical practice (baseline, eventually surgery, and/or re-biopsy), if still available after diagnostic purpose, will be analyzed to seek novel biomarkers. Additionally to FFPE archivial tumor tissue, exceeding fresh tumor tissue from diagnostic purpose, may be stored in other media other than paraffin (for example OTC).

A total of 4000 patients will be enrolled; for the prospective cohort: from protocol approval to the achievement of the last planned patients in the prospective cohort (2000 patients). The retrospective cohort will start from the year 2000.

Patients will be followed for 5 years of follow-up.

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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4000

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • Italy
      • Milan, Italy
        • Recruiting
        • IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with diagnosis of primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma or biliary tract cancer) presenting to IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study. However, concerning the retrospective cohort, the large sample sizes needed and considering that the disease involved in this study affects elderly subjects with co-morbidities and presents a significant mortality rate based on the stage of the disease, deceased and untraceable patients will also be included.
  2. ≥18 years of age.
  3. Patients diagnosed with any subtype of biliary tract cancer (i.e. iCCA, pCCA, dCCA or GBC) at every stage and with all therapeutic indications.
  4. Patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma at every stage and treated with all therapeutic options.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients without diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma or biliary tract cancer (BTC).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Patients with diagnosis of primary liver cancer
Patients with diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma or biliary tract cancer presenting to IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele will be included

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To collect clinical data from patients with primary liver disease
Time Frame: From date of diagnosis until the date of death from any cause or last follow up, assessed up to 5 years
Collection of all clinical data from patients with primary liver disease
From date of diagnosis until the date of death from any cause or last follow up, assessed up to 5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To seek correlation between clinical and molecular data with PFS outcome
Time Frame: From date of start of each treatment line until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, assessed up to 12 months. Tumor assessments will be performed in accordance with clinical practice
-Progression-free survival (PFS), defined as the time from the start of each treatment line to the first documented disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, according to RECIST version 1.1. PFS will be assessed separately for each treatment line received by the patien
From date of start of each treatment line until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, assessed up to 12 months. Tumor assessments will be performed in accordance with clinical practice
To seek correlation between clinical and molecular data with OS outcome
Time Frame: From date of diagnosis until the date of death from any cause or last follow up, assessed up to 5 years
Overall survival, defined as the time from diagnosis to death from any cause.
From date of diagnosis until the date of death from any cause or last follow up, assessed up to 5 years
To seek correlation between clinical and molecular data with Toxicity outcome
Time Frame: From treatment initiation until the date of death from any cause or last follow up, assessed up to 5 years
Frequency and severity of adverse events related to treatment, graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v.6.
From treatment initiation until the date of death from any cause or last follow up, assessed up to 5 years
To seek correlation between clinical and molecular data with DFS outcome
Time Frame: From date of surgery or complete response until the date of first documented recurrence or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 5 years. Tumor assessments will be performed in accordance with clinical practice
DFS: Time from complete response or radical surgery to disease recurrence or death from any cause
From date of surgery or complete response until the date of first documented recurrence or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 5 years. Tumor assessments will be performed in accordance with clinical practice

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To seek potential immunological biomarker
Time Frame: Baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months, and at disease progression (PD)
Changes in immunological biomarkers will be assessed through the evaluation of soluble factors (such as cytokines) and immunophenotype of circulating and tumor-resident immune cells.
Baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months, and at disease progression (PD)
To seek potential genetic biomarker
Time Frame: Baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months, and at disease progression (PD)
Prevalence and type of somatic genetic alterations in tumor tissue assessed with Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS).
Baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months, and at disease progression (PD)
To seek potential histological biomarker
Time Frame: Baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months, and at disease progression (PD)
Histological tumor features will be assessed using high-throughput approaches, including multiplexed immunohistochemistry (IHC), to explore novel prognostic and/or predictive biomarkers.
Baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months, and at disease progression (PD)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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IRCCS San Raffaele

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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October 20, 2021

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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October 1, 2050

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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October 1, 2050

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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June 29, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 14, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

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July 15, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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July 15, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 14, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2026

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  • SR Liver Cancer Registry

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