Status:

UNKNOWN

HR Versus RFA for HCC in Patients With PHT

Lead Sponsor:

Guangxi Medical University

Conditions:

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

Liver Neoplasms

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of the investigators' study is to prospectively compare the safety and efficacy of hepatic resection to radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with portal hyperte...

Detailed Description

Cirrhosis is common among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); in China, for example, it occurs in approximately 80% of HCC patients. Another common comorbidity of HCC is clinically significa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18-75 years
  • In the HR group, clinical diagnosis of HCC was confirmed by histopathological examination of surgical samples in all patients; in the RFA group, HCC diagnosis was confirmed by two types of clinical imaging (ultrasonography, computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging), togetherwith a serum level of α-fetoprotein higher than 400 ng/mL. If diagnosis based on imaging andα-fetoprotein level was uncertain, needle biopsy was performed.
  • Tumor stage fitted into Milan Criteria
  • Patients with clinically relevant portal hypertension, which is defined as the presence of esophageal varices and/or a platelet count of less than 100 000 per μL in association with splenomegaly.
  • Patients have Child-Pugh A or B liver function
  • No previous neoadjuvant treatment
  • No evidence of metastasis to the lymph nodes and/or distant metastases on the basis of preoperative imaging results and perioperative findings
  • No malignancy other than HCC for 5 years prior to the initial HCC treatment

Exclusion

  • History of cardiac disease
  • Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • Known Central Nervous System tumors including metastatic brain disease
  • History of organ allograft
  • Substance abuse, medical, psychological or social conditions that may interfere with the patient's participation in the study or evaluation of the study results
  • Any condition that is unstable or which could jeopardize the safety of the patient and his/her compliance in the study
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding patients.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02192671

Start Date

May 1 2015

End Date

December 1 2022

Last Update

January 18 2022

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Department of Hepatobilliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor of Guangxi University

Nanning, Guangxi, China, 530021