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Liver CancerPhase 1/2NCT03026452

Effectivity and Safety of Ultrasound-guided Percutaneously Radiofrequency Ablation for Liver Cancer

A Phase 1/2 study testing US-guided RFA in people with Liver Cancer, run by First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University at 1 site in China.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of ultrasonography (US) -guided radiofrequency ablation for liver tumors, the investigators used preoperative and postoperative US/CEUS(contrast-enhanced ultrasonography)/CT/MRI to assess lesions, and laboratory tests including the tumor markers to evaluate the general condition of… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Liver Cancer
What is being tested?
US-guided RFA
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
400 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Jan 2013to Dec 2018
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma (single or multiple nodules of less than 3 cm in diameter), Patients with Child-Pugh A/B, Patients with PLT(platelet count) ≥ 50*10e9/L and PT(prothrombin time) ≤ 20s.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with blood coagulation dysfunction, ChildPugh score≥3, severe cardiopulmonary disease, intolerant anesthesia and upper gastrointestinal bleeding in shock.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site, 1 recruiting

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003

    Tian'an Jiang, Phd, +86 18857127666, tiananjiang@126.com

    Guo Tian, Master, +86 13600529967, 871035504@qq.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of ultrasonography (US) -guided radiofrequency ablation for liver tumors, the investigators used preoperative and postoperative US/CEUS(contrast-enhanced ultrasonography)/CT/MRI to assess lesions, and laboratory tests including the tumor markers to evaluate the general condition of patients. Intraoperative US/CEUS/CT would be applied to monitor ablation lesions.

Conditions
Liver Cancer
Being tested
US-guided RFA
Medical subject headings
Liver Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • US-guided RFAProcedure or surgery

    The investigators used percutaneously US-guided radiofrequency ablation for patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma,and estimated the safety and efficacy of this treatment through 2-year follow-up of US/CEUS/CT/MRI and the tumor markers.

Study groups in NCT03026452
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
RFA(radiofrequency ablation)ExperimentalThe investigators used percutaneously US-guided RFA(radiofrequency ablation) for small hepatocellular carcinoma,and estimated the safety and efficacy of this treatment through 2-year follow-up of US/CEUS/CT/MRI and the tumor markers.
Receives: Procedure: US-guided RFA

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Tumor size assessed by MRI

    Tumor size was estimated by MRI.

    Measured: through study completion, an average of 2 year

Secondary outcomes (2)

  1. Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) level assessed by ELISA

    CEA level was assessed by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

    Measured: through study completion, an average of 2 year

  2. Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP) level assessed by ELISA

    AFP level was assessed by ELISA.

    Measured: through study completion, an average of 2 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Jan 2017 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2013
  3. Primary completionDec 2018 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2018 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
400 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03026452
Sponsor's protocol ID
RFA-001
Status last verified
Dec 2016
First submitted
4 Jan 2017
Last updated
27 Jul 2018
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Sasaki K, Margonis GA, Andreatos N, Kim Y, Wilson A, Gani F, Amini N, Pawlik TM. Combined resection and RFA in colorectal liver metastases: stratification of long-term outcomes. J Surg Res. 2016 Nov;206(1):182-189. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.06.098. Epub 2016 Jul 4.

    PubMed 27916360

  • Giorgio A, Merola MG, Montesarchio L, Merola F, Santoro B, Coppola C, Gatti P, Amendola F, DI Sarno A, Calvanese A, Matteucci P, Giorgio V. Sorafenib Combined with Radio-frequency Ablation Compared with Sorafenib Alone in Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Invading Portal Vein: A Western Randomized Controlled Trial. Anticancer Res. 2016 Nov;36(11):6179-6183. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.11211.

    PubMed 27793949

  • Makino Y, Imai Y, Igura T, Kogita S, Sawai Y, Fukuda K, Iwamoto T, Okabe J, Takamura M, Fujita N, Hori M, Takehara T, Kudo M, Murakami T. Feasibility of Extracted-Overlay Fusion Imaging for Intraoperative Treatment Evaluation of Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Liver Cancer. 2016 Oct;5(4):269-279. doi: 10.1159/000449338. Epub 2016 Sep 14.

    PubMed 27781199

  • Aissou S, Cartier V, Hamy A, Plumereau F, Aube C, Lermite E. Radiofrequency in the Management of Colorectal Liver Metastases: A 10-Year Experience at a Single Center. Surg Technol Int. 2016 Oct 26;29:99-105.

    PubMed 27780345

  • Barat M, Fohlen A, Cassinotto C, Jannot AS, Dautry R, Pelage JP, Boudiaf M, Pocard M, Eveno C, Taouli B, Soyer P, Dohan A. One-month apparent diffusion coefficient correlates with response to radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2017 Jun;45(6):1648-1658. doi: 10.1002/jmri.25521. Epub 2016 Oct 20.

    PubMed 27766709

  • Seror O, N'Kontchou G, Nault JC, Rabahi Y, Nahon P, Ganne-Carrie N, Grando V, Zentar N, Beaugrand M, Trinchet JC, Diallo A, Sellier N. Hepatocellular Carcinoma within Milan Criteria: No-Touch Multibipolar Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment-Long-term Results. Radiology. 2016 Aug;280(2):611-21. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2016150743. Epub 2016 Mar 24.

    PubMed 27010381

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing US-guided RFA in people with Liver Cancer, run by First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jul 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Tumor size assessed by MRI (time frame: through study completion, an average of 2 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03026452, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jul 2018.

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