RecruitingNCT06777017

Can Hepatic-splenic Elastography Predict the Risk of Hepatocellular Recurrence After Radiofrequency Ablation?

Sponsor

IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

Enrollment

50 participants

Start Date

Apr 22, 2022

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

HCC - Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Summary

The study aims to assess whether there is an association between hepatic and splenic elastography values and the risk of HCC recurrence after treatment with RFA

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

Clinical-instrumental diagnosis of chronic liver disease.
Indication for treatment of HCC with RFA using the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC staging system) classification system19;
Performing hepatic or splenic elastography by transient method with Fibroscan® (Echosens, Paris, France) or ARFI method (ACUSON Sequoia Siemens).
Signature of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria5

Age \< 18 years;
Diagnosis of hepatocholangiocarcinoma or other hepatic focal lesions other than hepatocellular carcinoma;
Previous history of liver transplantation (OLT) and/or liver resection for HCC in the previous two years;
Liver disease in decompensation (Child-Pugh C) at the time of informed consent or within three months prior to enrollment;
Patients with other severe and advanced diseases that may affect short-term mortality (e.g. further non-remission neoplasms, heart failure \>NYHA III, chronic renal failure in dialysis, pulmonary diseases dependent on home oxygen therapy).