Adjuvant Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Versus Adjuvant Systemic Chemotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine that adjuvant systemic chemotherapy is superior to adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization(TACE) in prolonging recurrence free survival（RFS） in patients after radical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Timeline

Start

2015-10

Primary completion

2017-10

Completion

2017-10

Publications

• Background Zhong C, Guo RP, Li JQ, Shi M, Wei W, Chen MS, Zhang YQ. A randomized controlled trial of hepatectomy with adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization versus hepatectomy alone for Stage III A hepatocellular carcinoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2009 Oct;135(10):1437-45. doi: 10.1007/s00432-009-0588-2. Epub 2009 May 1.
• Background Peng BG, He Q, Li JP, Zhou F. Adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization improves efficacy of hepatectomy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and portal vein tumor thrombus. Am J Surg. 2009 Sep;198(3):313-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.09.026. Epub 2009 Mar 12.
• Background Qin S, Bai Y, Lim HY, Thongprasert S, Chao Y, Fan J, Yang TS, Bhudhisawasdi V, Kang WK, Zhou Y, Lee JH, Sun Y. Randomized, multicenter, open-label study of oxaliplatin plus fluorouracil/leucovorin versus doxorubicin as palliative chemotherapy in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma from Asia. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Oct 1;31(28):3501-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.44.5643. Epub 2013 Aug 26.

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