Impact of Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Liver Transplantation

May 17, 2010 updated by: Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
The study is designed to investigate the effect of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy in prevention of tumor recurrence and metastasis for hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

150

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

  • Name: Jun-Yi Wu, MM
  • Phone Number: 3136 0086-021-63240090
  • Email: wjy8541@126.com

Study Locations

  • China
    • Shanghai
      • Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200080
        • Recruiting
        • Shanghai First People's Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jun-Wei Fan, MD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All liver transplantation patients with hepatocellular carcinoma between Dec 2008 and May 2010 are potentially eligible for enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age less than 18 years
  • Treatment with other postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy
  • Survival is less than 3 months after liver transplantation
  • Inability to provide written informed consent prior to study entry

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: gemcitabine and oxaliplatin
Drug: gemcitabine and oxaliplatin
Gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 (days l, 8) and oxaliplatin 130mg/m2 (day l) delivered as an intravenous infusion, given every 28days and repeat six times.
Active Comparator: doxorubicin, 5-Fu and cisplatin
Drug: doxorubicin, 5-Fu and cisplatin
Doxorubicin 20mg/m2 (days 1, 3), 5-Fu 300mg/m2 (days 1-5) and cisplatin 20mg/m2 (days 1-3) delivered as an intravenous infusion, given every 28days and repeat six times.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
tumor recurrence and metastasis
Time Frame: within the first year after liver transplantation
Examination of tumor recurrence include serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein(AFP), chest radiography, abdominal ultrasonography, chest or abdominal computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and bone scintigraphy
within the first year after liver transplantation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Postoperative survival
Time Frame: within the first year after liver transplantation
Postoperative survival include rates of disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival(OS), tumor recurrence and death.
within the first year after liver transplantation

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Collaborators

Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

May 1, 2010

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 17, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 17, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

May 18, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 18, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 17, 2010

Last Verified

May 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2008BAI60B03

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