Patients with Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) after curative treatment
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a)HCC without prior treatments b)Patients underwent curative resection or radiofrequency ablation therapy(RFA) of HCC. Resection was defined as curative when the entire tumor was macroscopically removed and the surgical margin was microscopically free from tumor invasion. c)For patients with HCC the Milan criteria were applied (solitary tumor of 5 cm, or three or fewer lesions, none >3 cm without vascular invasion, or extrahepatic metastasis).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a)Recurred HCC b)uncontrolled other malignancies c)ruptured HCC d)Operation-related death e)Judged to be inadequate case of this clinical study for other reasons by doctors
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The cumulative tumor recurrence rate in patients with HCC | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cumulative survival rate in patients with HCC. Risk factors of recurrence of HCC and prognostic factors(these histological findings such as liver steatosis, liver fibrosis, and inflammation, Cancer Stage, Child-Pugh,and laboratory data, etc.) | — |
Countries
Japan