HCV-positive HCC patients after curative treatment
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who signed written informed consent. Patients who underwent a local therapy or surgical resection after diagnosis of HCV-positive HCC and who subsequently were confirmed by CT of showing a complete cure of HCC. Patients confirmed of satisfying the following conditions based on the screening performed at subject registration. 1) Presence of HCV-RNA in serum 2) Grade A or B on Child-Pugh classification
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients positive for hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigen
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recurrence-free survival Time to recurrence of HCC or death, regardless of cause | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disease-free survival Time to recurrence of HCC, death, regardless of cause, or occurrence of secondary cancer (malignant tumors other than HCC) | — |