Impact of Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Liver Transplantation

Summary

The study is designed to investigate the effect of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy in prevention of tumor recurrence and metastasis for hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation.

Timeline

Start

2008-12

Primary completion

2010-05

Completion

2010-12

Publications

• Background Dudek K, Kornasiewicz O, Remiszewski P, Kobryn K, Ziarkiewicz-Wroblewska B, Gornicka B, Zieniewicz K, Krawczyk M. Impact of tumor characteristic on the outcome of liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Transplant Proc. 2009 Oct;41(8):3135-7. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.08.016.
• Background Soderdahl G, Backman L, Isoniemi H, Cahlin C, Hockerstedt K, Broome U, Makisalo H, Friman S, Ericzon BG. A prospective, randomized, multi-centre trial of systemic adjuvant chemotherapy versus no additional treatment in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Transpl Int. 2006 Apr;19(4):288-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2006.00279.x.
• Background Louafi S, Boige V, Ducreux M, Bonyhay L, Mansourbakht T, de Baere T, Asnacios A, Hannoun L, Poynard T, Taieb J. Gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin (GEMOX) in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): results of a phase II study. Cancer. 2007 Apr 1;109(7):1384-90. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22532.

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