RecruitingNCT06788353

Prospective Collection of Therapeutic Efficacy and Safety Data in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma


Sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University

Enrollment

500 participants

Start Date

Mar 1, 2023

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The malignant degree of middle and advanced liver cancer is very high, and the survival prognosis of patients is very poor. TACE is currently the standard treatment for unresectable liver cancer recommended by several international authoritative guidelines. However, TACE can only extend survival from 8 months to 13 months, and the prognosis for patients with unresectable liver cancer is still not optimistic. In recent years, some studies have suggested that the combination of TACE and systemic therapy can prolong OS and PFS, but a number of prospective studies have found that the combination of TACE and targeted therapy can not improve the prognosis of unresectable liver cancer. However, TACE as a non-radical treatment is difficult to achieve complete tumor necrosis, so it is still unknown which treatment combination can best improve the prognosis. This trial is an observational clinical trial to explore the efficacy and safety of TACE combined targeting/immunotherapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical data of patients with unresectable liver cancer treated in our hospital from March 2023 to March 2025 are intended to be collected to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TACE combined with different systems for unresectable liver cancer.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 75 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is tracking how well a liver cancer treatment procedure called TACE (transarterial chemoembolization — where anti-cancer drugs are delivered directly into the blood vessels feeding the tumor) works in patients with primary liver cancer that cannot be surgically removed. **You may be eligible if...** - You are between 18 and 75 years old - You have primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) that cannot be removed with surgery, and you have not received any prior treatment - OR your liver cancer came back after a curative treatment and you have not received any post-treatment therapy - You have adequate liver function (Child-Pugh A) and your tumor occupies less than 50% of the liver - You have a single tumor 10 cm or smaller, or up to 10 tumors, with good overall organ function **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your tumor makes up more than 50% of your liver volume - You have had complications like brain confusion from liver failure, severe fluid in the abdomen, or bleeding from the esophagus - You have cancer that has spread outside the liver - You have HIV or syphilis - You have had another cancer in the past 5 years - You are pregnant or breastfeeding - You cannot take oral medications Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Locations(1)

The First Affiiated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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