RFA for Treatment of Intermediate Stage HCC

March 15, 2022 updated by: Manar Ahmed Kamal, Benha University

Efficacy and Response Predictors of Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Intermediate Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Controlled Clinical Trial

In Egypt, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most prevalent cause of hepatoma. The study aims to evaluate the percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) efficacy as monotherapy in intermediate versus early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The present study was a single-center, prospective non-randomized, controlled clinical trial in the Interventional Ultrasonography Unit, Tropical Medicine Department, Beni-Suef University Hospitals, between October 2018 and August 2021. Abdominal ultrasonography and triphasic computerized tomography (CT) abdomen were used to diagnose HCC. The abdominal ultrasonography and a dynamic CT scan were performed six weeks following the ablation to assess treatment efficacy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

120

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

  • Egypt
      • Banī Suwayf, Egypt
        • Interventional Ultrasonography Unit, Tropical Medicine Department, Beni-Suef University Hospitals

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients were early and intermediate-stage HCC (BCLC stage A and B).
  • Patients accepted to be treated by percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the Interventional Ultrasonography Unit.
  • Patients with early-stage-HCC should have up to 3 tumors, all smaller than 3 cm with a Child-Pugh A score.
  • Patients with intermediate-stages-HCC should have multinodular HCC (>3 nodules <3 cm) or single focal lesion more than 3 cm, with Child-Pugh Score A or B liver cirrhosis, international normalized ratio (INR) less than 1.7, and platelet count more than 50,000/cm.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with HCC with and vascular spread (portal vein thrombosis), lymph node metastasis or distant metastasis, subcapsular lesions, or lesions with close vicinity to the gall bladder, bowel, or portal vein.
  • Patients with clinically decompensated liver disease (Child-Pugh Score C liver cirrhosis).

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation
We aim to evaluate the percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) efficacy as monotherapy in intermediate versus early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Device: percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
We aim to evaluate the percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) efficacy as monotherapy in intermediate versus early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The efficacy
Time Frame: six weeks after the date of the last ablation
By evaluating the HCC biomarkers as serum AFP and VEGF
six weeks after the date of the last ablation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety]
Time Frame: six weeks after the date of the last ablation
By accounting for the number of adverse events
six weeks after the date of the last ablation

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Benha University

Collaborators

Beni-Suef University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ragaey A Eid, ragaeyahmad@med.bsu.edu.eg

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 (Actual)

October 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 7, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 15, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

March 16, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 16, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 15, 2022

Last Verified

March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FMBSUREC/10102021/Eid

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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