Hepatocellular carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) 20 Years and older. 2) Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks at the pre-treatment evaluation. 3) Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with histological evidence on a biopsy specimen, or typical findings by dynamic CT or MRI. 4) Not suitable for resection or local ablation therapy or transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. 5) At least 4 weeks since last therapy for HCC. 6) Intrahepatic tumor which affects patient'prognosis. 7) Extrahepatic tumor apread which not affects patient's prognosis. 8) ECOG Performance status of 0 or 1. 9) Child-Pugh 5,6,7 10) Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function, as assessed by the following laboratory requirements: Granulocyte >= 3000/mm3 Platelet count >= 50,000 /mm3 Hemoglobin >= 8.5 g/dl Total serum bilirubin <= 3 mg/dl serum albimin>=2.8 Serum creatinine <= 1.5 mg/dl prothrombin consumption test>=50% Amylase <= 2 times upper limit of normal 11) Written Informed Consent must be obtained.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) With other malignant disease. 2) A pregnant woman, or a woman suspected of pregnancy. 3) With severe infectious disease. 4) With history of severe allergy. 5) With severe renal function disease. 6) With severe allergy for 5FU or CDDP. 7) With severe bone marrow supression. 8) Esophageal and/or gastric varices which has high risk of bleeding and clinically significant gastro- intestinal bleeding. 9) Serious hypertension 10) Any condition that is unstable or could jeopardize the safety of the patient and its compliance in the study, in the investigator's judgment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Local tumor control rate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall survival rate | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hiroshima university hospital Departments of Gastroenterology and Metabolismepartments of Gastroenterology and Metabolism