TACE as an Adjuvant Therapy After Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

NCT00556803 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2008-11-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate whether transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) will improve the outcome of radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or not.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

radiofrequency ablation

radiofrequency ablation

PROCEDURE

TACE after RFA

TACE after RFA within one month

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sun Yat-sen University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Min-Shan Chen, M.D., Ph.D. · Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-11-30
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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