Overview

LIBRARY is a prospective, multi-center, observational study aimed at detecting early liver, biliary tract, and pancreatic cancers by combining assays of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) methylation, serum protein, and microRNA.

Eligibility

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria for Cancer Arm Participants:

        Age 40-75 years at the day of consenting to the study. Able to provide a written informed
        consent. Pathologically confirmed liver, biliary tract and pancreatic cancers. No prior or
        ongoing anti-cancer therapy (local or systematic) prior to study blood draw.
        Exclusion Criteria for Cancer Arm Participants:
        Pregnancy or lactating women. Recipients of organ transplant or prior non-autologous
        (allogeneic) bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant.
        Recipients of blood transfusion within 7 days prior to study blood draw. Recipients of any
        anti-cancer therapy within 30 days prior to study blood draw, due to diseases other than
        cancers.
        With other known malignant tumors or multiple primary tumors.
        Inclusion Criteria for Benign Arm Participants:
        Age 40-75 years at the day of consenting to the study. Able to provide a written informed
        consent. Confirmed diagnosis of benign liver, biliary tract and pancreatic diseases. No
        prior radical treatment of the benign diseases prior to study blood draw.
        Exclusion Criteria for Benign Arm Participants:
        Pregnancy or lactating women. Recipients of organ transplant or prior non-autologous
        (allogeneic) bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant.
        Recipients of blood transfusion within 7 days prior to study blood draw. Recipients of any
        anti-cancer therapy within 30 days prior to study blood draw, due to diseases other than
        cancers.
        Confirmed diagnosis of malignancies or precancerous lesion. A history of malignant tumors.
        Inclusion Criteria for Healthy Arm Participants:
          -  Able to provide a written informed consent.
          -  Able to provide sufficient and qualified blood samples for study tests.
          -  No cancer related symptoms within 30 days prior to study screening.
          -  Cancer history with curative treatment completed over 3 years without recurrence prior
             to study enrollment.
        Exclusion Criteria for Healthy Arm Participants:
          -  Insufficient qualified blood sample for study test.
          -  During pregnancy or lactation.
          -  Recipient of organ transplant or prior non-autologous (allogeneic) bone marrow or stem
             cell transplant.
          -  Recipient of blood transfusion within 30 days prior to study blood draw.
          -  Recipient of anti-infectious therapy within 14 days prior to study blood draw.
          -  Have received or are undergoing curative cancer treatment within three years prior to
             study screening.
          -  With autoimmune or other diseases with severe comorbidities.