patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Advanced-stage HCC is confirmed by radiological analysis. Patients were classified as having advanced-stage HCC if they were not eligible for or had disease progression after surgical or locoregional therapies.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Tumor invasion in intrahepatic large vessels was classified according to the criteria of the Liver Cancer Study of Japan as portal tumor invasion involving first-order-branches (Vp3) and the main trunk of the portal vein (Vp4), or as tumor invasion involving first-order branches of the hepatic vein (Vv2) and the inferior vena cava (Vv3).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in portal venous area | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kitasato University School of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine