Microarray Analysis of Gene Expression in Liver Tumors

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Liver Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00373737

NCT00373737

76710

HEP0005

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to study the gene expression profiles of liver tumors to help us understand their biology, and to find new tumor and treatment markers for liver cancer.

Full description

The purpose of this research is to study of the biologic features of liver tissue (by studying their gene expression profiles), so that we can increase our understanding of the processes involved in liver cancer development and growth. This may allow us to identify more effective ways of diagnosing, treating, and predicting the outcome of patients with liver cancer.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with liver tumors undergoing partial liver resection, open liver biopsy, and patients undergoing liver transplantation with or without liver tumors at Stanford University
• Patients older than 18