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Efficacy of IRE for patients with HCC

Efficacy of Irreversible electroporation (IRE) on patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who are not eligible for liver resection and radiofrequency ablation (RFA): a multicenter trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs032190083
Enrollment
45
Registered
2019-08-27
Start date
2019-08-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hepatocelullar caricinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma

Interventions

Irreversible electroporation

Sponsors

Takeuchi Hirohito
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Male and female with older than or equal to 20-year-old 2)Patients who are pathologically proven or radiologically diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) 3)Patients with HCC who meet Milan criteria (one lesion smaller than 5 cm; alternatively, up to 3 lesions, each smaller than 3 cm) 4)Patients who are not eligible for liver resection and radiofrequency ablation 5)Presence or absence of pretreatment is not essential qualification; but it is necessary that at least more than 4 weeks has passed since previous treatment 6)Patients with Child-Pugh score less than or equal to 9 7)Patients with ECOG performance status of 0 to 2 8)Patients preserved adequate bone morrow, liver and kidney functions, as shown below: White blood cell: >2,000 /mm3, and/or 50,000 /mm3 Hemoglobin: >8.0 g/dL Serum total bilirubin: 45 ml/min/1.73m2 BUN: <35 mg/dL 9)Patients who have obtained agreements for participation in writing

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients who have active double cancer (synchronous double cancer) or who have metachronous double cancer within five years disease duration: note that carcinoma in situ which is judged to be cure is not included 2)Patient who have diagnosed as myocardial infarction, unstable angina, cardiac failure, and arrhythmia with care within 6 months before registration 3)Patients who are difficult to be secured of safety percutaneous approach 4)Patients who use pacemakers 5)Patients who have iodine allergies, decline in renal function (eGFR<45ml/min/1.73m2), and cannot undertake contrast-enhanced CT for any reasons 6)Patients who are judged to be difficult to undergo this clinical trial due to psychiatric disease or psychological symptom 7)Patients who are in pregnancy or probable of pregnancy 8)Besides, patients who are judged as inappropriate for registration by doctor in charge

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Complete response (CR) rate after 12-month from treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Overall survival time, Recurrent-free survival time, Posttreatment 1-, 2-,3-year liver function, Recurrent pattern, Liver function at recurrent time, Severe adverse events rate

Contacts

Public ContactHIrohito Takeuchi

Tokyo Medical University

htake@tokyo-med.ac.jp+81-3-3342-6111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026