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 |
|---|---|
| Gene expression profile Liver and peripheral blood gene expression profiles determined by the microarray method | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Safety Adverse events, physiological tests, laboratory tests (hematology tests, blood biochemistry tests, urinalyses, blood pressure parameters), abdominal imaging diagnosis, endoscopy (esophagus/stomach), bone mineral analysis (DXA method), ECG, echocardiography, pulse wave examination (PWV/ABI), fundus examination | — |