Efficacy of Antiviral Therapy After Radical Resection for Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Summary

Most hepatocellular carcinomas are associated with hepatitis B virus, it is hypothesized that anti-viral treatment may be helpful in treating HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma.

Timeline

Start

2007-04

Primary completion

2009-08

Completion

2010-08

Publications

• Background Jang JW, Choi JY, Bae SH, Yoon SK, Chang UI, Kim CW, Cho SH, Han JY, Lee YS. A randomized controlled study of preemptive lamivudine in patients receiving transarterial chemo-lipiodolization. Hepatology. 2006 Feb;43(2):233-40. doi: 10.1002/hep.21024.
• Background Jang JW, Choi JY, Bae SH, Yoon SK, Woo HY, Chang UI, Kim CW, Nam SW, Cho SH, Yang JM, Lee CD. The impact of hepatitis B viral load on recurrence after complete necrosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who receive transarterial chemolipiodolization: implications for viral suppression to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. Cancer. 2007 Oct 15;110(8):1760-7. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22984.
• Background Jang JW, Choi JY, Bae SH, Kim CW, Yoon SK, Cho SH, Yang JM, Ahn BM, Lee CD, Lee YS, Chung KW, Sun HS. Transarterial chemo-lipiodolization can reactivate hepatitis B virus replication in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol. 2004 Sep;41(3):427-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2004.05.014.
• Background Poon RT. Significance of viral status on prognosis after resection of hepatitis B virus related hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol. 2007 Nov;47(5):630-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.08.007. Epub 2007 Sep 5. No abstract available.
• Background Sun HC, Zhang W, Qin LX, Zhang BH, Ye QH, Wang L, Ren N, Zhuang PY, Zhu XD, Fan J, Tang ZY. Positive serum hepatitis B e antigen is associated with higher risk of early recurrence and poorer survival in patients after curative resection of hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol. 2007 Nov;47(5):684-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.06.019. Epub 2007 Aug 13.
• Background Kubo S, Hirohashi K, Yamazaki O, Matsuyama M, Tanaka H, Horii K, Shuto T, Yamamoto T, Kawai S, Wakasa K, Nishiguchi S, Kinoshita H. Effect of the presence of hepatitis B e antigen on prognosis after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B. World J Surg. 2002 May;26(5):555-60. doi: 10.1007/s00268-001-0267-1. Epub 2002 Feb 19.
• Background Kubo S, Nishiguchi S, Hamba H, Hirohashi K, Tanaka H, Shuto T, Kinoshita H, Kuroki T. Reactivation of viral replication after liver resection in patients infected with hepatitis B virus. Ann Surg. 2001 Jan;233(1):139-45. doi: 10.1097/00000658-200101000-00020.

Drugs

Indications