Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

September 29, 2013 updated by: Iman Fawzy Montasser, Ain Shams University

Risk Factors for Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Radiofrequency Ablation

analysis of the risk factors of intra-hepatic distant recurrence (IDR) of hepatocellular carcinoma within 1 year after radiofrequency ablation.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

99

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Cairo, Egypt
        • Tropical medicine department

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 to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent radiofrequency ablation (RFA) from 1/2006 till 12/2010in Tropical medicine department and hepatocellular carcinoma clinic, Ain Shams university

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Proved diagnosis of HCC according to AASLD practice guidelines (Bruix and Sherman, 2005).
  2. Patients underwent RFA for HCC with BCLC (The Barcelona-Clinic- Liver-Cancer staging system) stage A (Bruix and Sherman, 2005) with no eligibility or ability to do transplantation or resection.
  3. Patients should be followed-up for more than 12 months to exclude early recurrence i.e. recurrence within 1 year.
  4. Patients with INR < 1.5 or prothrombin concentration > 50%.
  5. Platelet count > 50000 cell/mm3.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Presence of extra-hepatic metastasis or gross vascular invasion.
  2. Child class C patients.
  3. Follow up period of less than 12 months.

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

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Retrospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Patients with recurrence
Hepatocellular carcinoma patients with intra-hepatic or distant recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma within 1 year after radiofrequency ablation
Patients with no recurrence
Hepatocellular carcinoma with no intra-hepatic or distant recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma within 1 year after radiofrequency ablation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Ain Shams University

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

January 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 26, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

January 30, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 1, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 29, 2013

Last Verified

September 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HCC recurrence after RFA

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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