NCT00730860

Brief Summary

A RCT was conducted to elucidate whether the treatment outcome of HCC could be improved by RFA associated with postoperative TACE.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
140

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2009

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 6, 2008

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 8, 2008

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2009

Completed
8.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 30, 2018

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

March 28, 2017

Status Verified

March 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

8.2 years

First QC Date

August 6, 2008

Last Update Submit

March 27, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

radiofrequency ablationCancer of Liverpostoperativetranshepatic arterial chemoembolizationprospective

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • disease free survival

    3 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • overall survival

    3 years

Study Arms (2)

RFA+TACE

EXPERIMENTAL

treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma by radiofrequency ablation associated with postoperative transhepatic arterial chemoembolization

Procedure: radiofrequency ablation associated with TACE

RFA only

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma by radiofrequency ablation only

Procedure: radiofrequency ablation only

Interventions

treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma by radiofrequency ablation associated with postoperative transhepatic arterial chemoembolization

Also known as: Group A
RFA+TACE

treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma by radiofrequency ablation only

Also known as: Group B
RFA only

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • patients with hepatocellular,confirmed by pathological examination
  • patients with a live function test showed Child A or B
  • Indocyanine green test showed less than 30% after 15min,and the patients showed a tolerance of RFA and TACE
  • Tumor stage is early period(according to Milan Standard),that is,the diameter of single node should be less than 5cm;the node of tumor should be less than 3 and the diameter less than 3cm.
  • without metastasis in lymphnode or other organs
  • written consent inform assigned

You may not qualify if:

  • preoperative examination showed malignant thrombosis in the first class branch of portal vein or hepatic vein or vena cava
  • metastatic cancer of liver
  • patients with a poor tolerance of RFA and TACE
  • patients received other therapies.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Institute of hepatobiliary surgery

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400038, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Liver Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Digestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesLiver Diseases

Study Officials

  • Ma Kuansheng, Ph.D

    Institute of hepatobiliary surgery,Southwest Hospital

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Dr Xiaobin Feng

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 6, 2008

First Posted

August 8, 2008

Study Start

December 1, 2009

Primary Completion

January 30, 2018

Study Completion

June 1, 2018

Last Updated

March 28, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-03

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