Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy for Bile Duct Invasion of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Lead Sponsor:

Samsung Medical Center

Conditions:

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Obstructive Jaundice

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The prognosis of patients with obstructive jaundice caused by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is dismal even after biliary drainage; due to malfunction of the biliary drainage tube caused by hemobilia ...

Detailed Description

As more therapies are available for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the survival rate has improved. The incidence of jaundice in patients with HCC is reported as 5-44%, and substantial n...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Known HCC: Diagnosis of HCC based on the 2005 AASLD (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases) practice guidelines
  • Unresectable HCC: Determined based on the BCLC (Barcelona-Clinic-Liver-Cancer) staging and treatment system
  • Bile duct invasion of HCC: Confirmed by pathology via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP) or percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD). In case pathological diagnosis is clinically impossible, confirmed by dynamic CT or MRI showing that typical arterial enhancing mass in dilated bile duct and previous HCC diagnosis.

Exclusion

  • Severe renal disease
  • Severe cardiac disease
  • Bleeding tendency
  • Porphyria

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

11 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01506115

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

March 1 2011

Last Update

November 20 2015

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Samsung Medical Center 81 Irwon-Ro Gangnamgu

Seoul, South Korea, 06351