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Laparoscopic Hepatectomy and Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic Hepatectomy and Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02243384
Enrollment
150
Registered
2014-09-17
Start date
2014-09-01
Completion date
2021-10-01
Last updated
2022-06-02

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Conditions

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Keywords

Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Laparoscopic Hepatectomy, Radiofrequency Ablation, Micrometastases

Brief summary

The purpose of this research is to compare short-term and long-term efficacy of laparoscopic hepatectomy and radiofrequency ablation in the Treatment of early hepatocellular carcinoma, and provide the evidence for the choice of surgical method from the pathology and cytology.

Detailed description

Background:The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of laparoscopic hepatectomy(LH) with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the treatment of early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods:A total of 110 patients with early HCC with nodular diameters of less than 3 cm and up to three nodules were randomly divided into LH (n=55) and RFA groups (n=55). Outcomes were carefully monitored and evaluated during the 3-year follow-up period. Results: operation time, intraoperative blood loss, rate of blood transfusion, complications and mortality, postoperative liver function, resection margin, number of micrometastases ,long-term curative effect and survival time were collected and analysed. groups t-test ,univariate/multivariate analysis, logistic regression analysis, mixed linear regression, Cox survival analysis ,Kaplan-Meier survival analysis,Log-rank survival curves were used.

Interventions

PROCEDURELaparoscopic Hepatectomy

A total of 110 patients with early HCC with nodular diameters of less than 3 cm and up to three nodules were randomly divided into LH (n=55) and RFA groups (n=55). Outcomes were carefully monitored and evaluated during the 3-year follow-up period

PROCEDURERadiofrequency Ablation

A total of 110 patients with early HCC with nodular diameters of less than 3 cm and up to three nodules were randomly divided into LH (n=55) and RFA groups (n=55). Outcomes were carefully monitored and evaluated during the 3-year follow-up period

Sponsors

ChenJian
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

Participants and researchers do not understand the test grouping, but the research designer arranges and controls all trials.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Any gender,18 to 70 years old; * Preoperative diagnosis of primary liver clear; * No active hepatitis and decompensated cirrhosis; * Maximum diameter ≤3cm single nodules or three nodules in diameter and no more than 3cm,did not infringe the portal vein,hepatic vein and inferior vena cava invasion,lymph node or extrahepatic turn; * No tumor rupture or bleeding; * Child-Pugh class A or B grade,ICG-R15 \<14%; * No coagulation disorders,platelet count \> 50 × 109 / L and prolonged prothrombin time \< 5 seconds; * Not be including related surgery,radiofrequency ablation (RFA),TACE treatment,no certainty anticancer chemotherapy treatment;supreme absolute contraindications abdominal surgery; * Patients generally available,heart and lung function can tolerate surgery, abdominal surgery supreme absolute contraindications; * Voluntarily participate in the study,informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Age \< 18 years or \> 70,pregnant and lactating women; * Primary liver cancer diagnosis is not clear * Liver function assessment:Child-PughC level,liver function reserve situation :ICGR-15\> 14% * Tumor rupture has occurred,or has the line before surgery,radiofrequency ablation (RFA),TACE or chemotherapy cancer treatment; * Tips liver imaging with multiple ( \> 3 ) lesion,or tumor diameter\> 3 cm, clear portal vein,hepatic vein,inferior vena cava tumor thrombus trunk; * Preoperative liver metastasis; * Preoperative evaluation of cardiopulmonary dysfunction patients who can not tolerate surgery; * Intraoperative exploration has occurred disseminated tumor and / or lymph node metastasis; * Exploratory surgery found that non-hepatic primary tumors,such as colorectal metastases,hilar cell carcinoma; * Severe upper abdominal adhesions; * Postoperative pathological examination of the bile duct cell or mixed cell carcinoma and pathologically confirmed positive margin; * Foreign,Hong Kong,Macao,Taiwan and other regions,estimated postoperative difficult to track,followed up.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Survival rate5 yearsfollow-up after the surgery every 2 months, to understand relapse, death, statistics 1 year, 2-year and 3-year survival, disease-free survival, recurrence rate.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
postoperative complicationsDuration hospitalization(an expected average of 7 days)hepatic failure,hemorrhage,biliary leakage,ascites,intra-abdominal infection,pleural effusion,pulmonary infection,cardiac insufficiency.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026