HCV infection, Liver cirrhosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Liver cirrhosis related with HCV infection (2) Liver cirrhosis with Child-Pugh Score (over 7) in Child-Pugh B persist for 90 more days, refractory to standard medical treatment (3) >=20 years old and <=75 years old (4) Patient must have signed the consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Liver cirrhosis induced by other factor without HCV infection and unknown reasons (2) have a malignant neoplasm, or a history of malignant neoplasm (Including HCC) (3) have risk of Esophageal or/and gastric varices (4) Renal dysfunction with 2mg/dL or higher serum creatinine (5) hemoglobin under 8g/dL or Platelets under 50/mL or Prothrombin activity under 40% (6) Total bilirubin 3.0mg/dL or more (7) Performance Status 3 or 4 (8) Cases that cannot obtain the informed consent to autologous blood transfusion (9) undeniable possibility for HBV infection, HIV infection, ATL infection, human parvovirus B19 infection (10) Pregnancy (11) not fit for general anesthesia (12) have a severe allergic reaction to contrast dye or a history of a severe allergic reaction to contrast dye (13) other conditions that doctor considered not suitable for the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of Child-Pugh score at 24 weeks after ABMi therapy and control | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology