AFP- L3% and DCP as Tumor Markers in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Treated With Transarterial Chemoembolisation (TACE)
AFP - L3% and DCP as Tumor Markers in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Treated With Transarterial Chemoembolisation (TACE)
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the tumors with an increasing incidence worldwide. Often treatment possibilities are limited and only palliative treatment such as a transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) is possible. Therapeutic response is evaluated three months after TACE by imaging techniques (CT, MRI). In some HCC patients the tumor marker AFP ( alpha-fetoprotein) is elevated, but not all patients show this elevation. In the last years new tumor markers such as AFP-L3 (subfraction of AFP) and des-y-carboxyprothrombin (DCP) have been examined. In this clinical trial the course of these markers are examined after TACE in order to receive hints if the patient will be a therapeutic responder.
Furthermore the investigators are interested in the quality of life after TACE. Patients receive a questionnaire with regard to the quality of life before and 3 months after TACE.
研究概览
地位
条件
详细说明
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with transarterial chemoembolisation are enrolled in this clinical trial. The aim of this trial is to evaluate the usefulness of the liver cancer markers AFP, AFP-L3% (subfraction of AFP) and des-y- carboxyprothrombin (DCP) after TACE therapy. Some authors could have shown that AFP-L3% is rising in small tumor nodules under 2 cm and so the markers which should decrease after TACE can give a hint for the therapeutic response after the intervention. So the important aim of this trial is to improve the early detection of tumor recurrence after TACE.
Furthermore the quality of life measured by the EORTC QLQ C30 before and after TACE is evaluated.
研究类型
注册 (实际的)
联系人和位置
学习地点
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Baden-Württemberg
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Freiburg、Baden-Württemberg、德国、79106
- University Medical Center Freiburg
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
取样方法
研究人群
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- age between 18 and 80
- diagnosis of HCC according the AASLD criteria
- TACE is planned
- resection is impossible
Exclusion Criteria:
- liver tumor of unknown origin
- other liver tumors
- TACE is impossible
学习计划
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
队列和干预
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Patients treated with TACE
Patients treated with transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) are included in this clinical trial
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研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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comparison of liver cancer markers AFP, AFP-L3% and DCP before and after TACE
大体时间:baseline, 1 month and 3 months
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Liver cancer markers AFP, AFP-L3 and DCP are measured before TACE, 1 month and 3 months after TACE in order to evaluate the course of these markers after the intervention
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baseline, 1 month and 3 months
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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comparison of quality of life before and after TACE
大体时间:baseline and 3 months
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analysing the quality of life before and after TACE (3 months after TACE) using the EORTC- QLQ- C30.
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baseline and 3 months
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long-term survival (1-year, 3-year, 5-year)
大体时间:up to 5 years
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up to 5 years
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progression- free - time
大体时间:up to 5 years
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up to 5 years
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合作者和调查者
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始
初级完成 (实际的)
研究完成 (实际的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (估计)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
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