HCC, Radiofrequency Ablation, Sorafenib
Conditions
Brief summary
RFA is a routaine treatment of recurrent HCC. Recently Sorafenib was reported to be a promising drug to treat late stage HCC. But few studies were related with its effectiveness on recurrent HCC. So the investigators hypothesized that combined RFA and Sorafenib might reduce the frequency of recurrence and improve the overall survival and disease free survial.
Interventions
combined RFA and Sorafenib to treat recurrent HCC
treat Recurrent HCC with RFA
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* recurrent HCC after curative resection * without gender restriction * age between 18 to 75 years * The liver function showed no worse than Child-Pugh B * tumor nodes were less than 5cm and no more than 3 nodules
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnancy patients * With extrahepatic tumor or lymphnode metastasis * Tumor invasion or thrombosis in portal vein,hepatic vein or inferior vena cava
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| time interval between new lessions emerging after the first HCC recurrence | 3 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 3-year overrall survival | 3 year |
Countries
China