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A Phase III Randomized Controlled Non-inferiority Trial to Compare Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy versus Radiofrequency Ablation for Unresectable, Small (= 3 cm) Hepatocellular Carcinoma

A Phase III Randomized Controlled Non-inferiority Trial to Compare Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy versus Radiofrequency Ablation for Unresectable, Small (= 3 cm) Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0007472
Enrollment
162
Registered
2022-06-30
Start date
2022-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-09-20

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery, Radiation : A total of 162 subjects are randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups (81 patients in the body stereotactic radiotherapy group and 81 patients in the radiofrequen

Sponsors

Asan Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) patient age between 18 and 80 years old 2) primary or recurrent HCC that is not suitable for surgery 3) HCCs with a longest diameter of =3cm and =2 lesions 4) no evidence of intrahepatic or extrahepatic residual disease except for target lesions 5) Child-Pugh class A or B hepatic function 6) no macroscopic vascular invasion or extrahepatic metastasis 7) written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score 3 or 4 2) uncontrolled ascites, variceal bleeding, or hepatic encephalopathy 3) previous history of liver transplantation 4) an active gastric or duodenal ulcer within 3 months before screening 5) pregnant woman 6) uncontrolled other malignancies except for HCC within 2 years before screening 7) platelet count <50,000/µl 8) Patients who are judged by the researcher to be difficult to conduct clinical research

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
2-year local progression-free survival rate, PP

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
2-year progression-free survival rate, ITT;2-year overall survival rate, PP;2-year overall survival rate, ITT;2-year intrahepatic progression-free survival rate, PP;2-year intrahepatic progression-free survival rate, ITT;2-year progression-free survival rate, PP;2-year progression-free survival rate, ITT;2-year adverse reaction rate, PP;2-year adverse reaction rate, ITT;2-year adverse reaction rate = Gr 3, PP;2-year adverse reaction rate = Gr 3, ITT;Child-Pugh score at 2 year, PP;Child-Pugh score at 2 year, ITT;2-year local progression-free survival rate according to the tumor location, PP;2-year local progression-free survival rate according to the tumor location, ITT

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactChaeyeon Lim

Asan Medical Center

codus0421@naver.com+82-2-3010-6293

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026