Surgical Resection Versus Percutaneous Local Ablative Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

March 30, 2016 updated by: ShenFeng, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital

A Prospective Randomized Trial of Surgical Resection Versus Percutaneous Local Ablative Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Complicating Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension Within the Milan Criteria

The aim of this study is to compare the operative complication and short-/long-term therapeutic effects of percutaneous local ablative therapy (PLAT) versus surgical resection(SR) on small hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) patients with clinically significant portal hypertension(CSPH) so as to lend clinical and theoretical basis of the therapeutic schemes for the disease.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

HCC is a major health problem worldwide, with an estimated incidence ranging between 500,000 and 1,000,000 new cases annually. It is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the third most common cause of cancer-related death,especially in East-Asia countries.SR remains the first therapeutic option for a cure but is suitable only for 9%-27% of patients.The presence of significant background cirrhosis often precludes liver resection for HCC.Even though these HCC patients undergo SR,the incidence of posthepatectomy liver failure(PHLF) and death would be high,especially to HCC patients complicating CSPH,whose corresponding risk of PHLF and persistent PHLF were 59.02%and 14.75%respectively in our past study. It is extremely urgent to search a safe and effective means in this subgroup of HCC patients.PLAT, a recently developed local ablative technique, has attracted the greatest interest and popularity because of its effectiveness and safety,with a 3-year survival rate of 62-77%,a low treatment complication rate of 8-9% and a low treatment mortality rate of 0-0.5%.However, there is still debate on whether PLAT or SR is the most suitable therapy for HCC.To our knowledge,there have been no study on the therapy of HCC complicating CSPH.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

160

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 Locations

      • Shanghai, China
        • Recruiting
        • Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • wu dong, 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

16 years to 68 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. 18 Years < ge ≤ 70 Y,KPS ≥ 70
  2. A solitary HCC ≤ 5cm in diameter,or multiple HCC(≤3) ,each ≤3cm in diameter without evidence of radiologically definable vascular invasion or extrahepatic metastasis. allowing to both SR and PLAT
  3. Child-Pugh class A or B,without history of encephalopathy,ascites refractory to diuretics,or variceal bleeding
  4. NO previous treatment of HCC
  5. Platelet count>40,000/mm3;prothrombin time prolongation of no more than 3 seconds
  6. Patients who can understand this trial and have signed information consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. metastatic liver cancer
  2. Patients with apparent cardiac,pulmonary,cerebral and renal dysfunction,which may affect the treatment of HCC

3) Patients with other diseases which may affect the treatment mentioned

4) Patients participating in other clinical trials

5) Patients with a medical history of other malignant tumors

6) Pregnant and breast-feeding women

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: SR
Experimental: PLAT

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
overall survival
Time Frame: 3 years
3 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
local tumor progression
Time Frame: 3 years
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 15, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 21, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

May 22, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 31, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 30, 2016

Last Verified

March 1, 2016

More Information

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