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Detect Liver Cancer Earlier for Your High-Risk Patients

HelioLiver LDT is a multi-analyte blood test that detects hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) earlier than ultrasound, from a single blood draw during a routine visit.

The Surveillance Gap

HCC Surveillance Is Recommended — But It's Failing Patients

Guidelines recommend HCC surveillance every six months for high-risk patients, typically with ultrasound and AFP. Yet most eligible patients are never screened — and when they are, ultrasound misses many early, treatable tumours. HelioLiver was designed to close both gaps: a blood draw improves adherence, and multi-analyte testing improves sensitivity for small lesions.

<20% of at-risk patients receive recommended HCC surveillance
~45% early-stage sensitivity of ultrasound alone (Tzartzeva 2018)
0% of lesions under 2cm detected by ultrasound in the CLiMB trial
How HelioLiver Works

How the HelioLiver Test Works

HelioLiver analyses cell-free DNA (cfDNA) methylation patterns alongside serum protein tumour markers and clinical information, using machine learning to assess the likelihood of HCC. By reading the molecular signals of cancer in the blood, it can detect disease earlier than imaging alone — particularly the small, early-stage lesions that are hardest to catch.

1Blood SampleA single routine blood draw
2cfDNA MethylationReads DNA methylation signals
3Protein BiomarkersSerum protein tumour markers
4Clinical DataPatient clinical information
5Machine LearningIntegrates every signal
6Risk AssessmentLikelihood of HCC
7Clinical ResultClear Normal or Abnormal report
Watch & Learn

See How HelioLiver Overcomes Surveillance Obstacles

Learn how HelioLiver's methylation approach overcomes today's surveillance obstacles. Presenter: Shivani Mahajan, Head of Computational Science
Supported by Robust Clinical Data

Validated in the CLiMB Trial, Published in the Journal of Hepatology

CLiMB is the largest completed prospective, multicenter liquid-biopsy liver cancer trial in the United States, using contemporaneous MRI as the reference standard. HelioLiver met its co-primary endpoints — superior sensitivity and non-inferior specificity — compared with ultrasound.

1,968
patients enrolled across 42 US clinical sites
76.1% vs 44.4%
Overall HCC sensitivity, HelioLiver vs ultrasound
71.9% vs 36.8%
early-stage HCC (BCLC 0/A)
Published in the Journal of Hepatology Prospective · Multicenter MRI Reference Standard
Available through Quest Diagnostics, with academic centres involved in CLiMB. (Institutional and partner names to be confirmed.)
Ordering Is Easy

Ordering HelioLiver for Your Patients Is Easy

1

Order the test

Order through your office's process via TRF or EMR, or order through Quest Diagnostics. Our team sets up your office with kits and training.

2

Patient sample collection

A simple blood draw during a routine visit — no separate imaging appointment. The HelioLiver Collection Kit includes everything needed, with a prepaid return label.

3

Receive results

Results are available in 10–14 days. You receive a clear Normal or Abnormal report indicating the likelihood of HCC, with confirmatory imaging recommended for abnormal results.

Which Patients to Test

Which of Your Patients May Benefit

HelioLiver LDT is intended for patients at high risk of HCC who are recommended for routine surveillance, including:

Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis of any aetiology

Hepatitis B & C

Chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C

MASLD / NAFLD & alcohol-related

Alcohol-related or metabolic liver disease

Advanced fibrosis & other

Advanced fibrosis, hereditary hemochromatosis, primary biliary cholangitis, Wilson's disease

AASLD recommendation: AASLD recommends HCC surveillance approximately every six months for patients at high risk, such as those with cirrhosis.

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