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Contrast Agent

Liver MRI with EcGd and with Gdfos for Liver Cancer

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Laurent Milot, MD
Research Sponsored by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up participants will receive both gdfos and ecgd study within 4 weeks of each other. radiologist reading for the study will be done up to 52 weeks after first mri has been performed.
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if Gadofosveset Trisodium (Gdfos, Ablavar) is a useful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent in accurately diagnosing liver metastases compared to the standard agent gadobutrol (EcGd, Gadovist).

Eligible Conditions
  • Metastasis
  • Liver Cancer
  • Liver Tumors
  • Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~participants will receive both gdfos and ecgd study within 4 weeks of each other. radiologist reading for the study will be done up to 52 weeks after first mri has been performed.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and participants will receive both gdfos and ecgd study within 4 weeks of each other. radiologist reading for the study will be done up to 52 weeks after first mri has been performed. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Reader diagnostic accuracy using Gdfos vs. EcGd compared to gold standard
Secondary study objectives
Inter-reader variability for EcGd-enhanced vs. Gdfos-enhanced imaging
Reader diagnostic accuracy of EcGd-enhanced imaging vs. Gdfos-enhanced imaging compared to gold standard (subgroup analysis for small lesions less than or equal to 1cm)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Liver MRI with EcGd and with GdfosExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
All participants will receive two contrast-enhanced MRI studies of the liver: one with gadofosveset trisodium (Gdfos) and one with gadobutrol (EcGd) at a dose of 0.1 mL/kg body mass up to 10 mL.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreLead Sponsor
674 Previous Clinical Trials
1,565,705 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Liver Cancer
8,000 Patients Enrolled for Liver Cancer
Laurent Milot, MDPrincipal InvestigatorSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
~12 spots leftby Nov 2025