Status:

COMPLETED

Role of Positron Emission Tomography in the Evaluation of Response to Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital Miguel Servet

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fondo de Investigacion Sanitaria

Carlos III Health Institute

Conditions:

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Positron emission tomography (PET) with \[18F\]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) evaluates cancer cell glycolysis(Warburg effect) as a surrogate for tumor response.The hypothesis of this study is that earl...

Detailed Description

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major health issue worldwide, particularly in Asia and Africa, and a disease that has increased in incidence in the Western world over the past 20 years primarily a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: diagnostic assessment by biopsy/cytology; in cirrhotic patients conventional radiologic criteria are also accepted
  • more than 18 years of age.
  • life expectancy greater than three months
  • candidate to sorafenib therapy
  • informed consent required

Exclusion

  • hepatocellular carcinoma patients candidate to local/curative therapies(surgery/radiofrequency/TACE/other local therapy
  • another active cancer than primary liver cancer

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01157013

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

June 1 2010

Last Update

July 5 2010

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Miguel Servet University Hospital

Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, 50009