Celebrex and Metformin for Postoperative Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Summary

This prospective trial aims to compare the role of celebrex alone, metformin alone, and celebrex plus metformin in preventing HCC recurrence after hepatic resection.

Timeline

Start

2017-06-02

Primary completion

2020-12

Completion

2021-06

Publications

• Background Zhong JH, Ma L, Li LQ. Postoperative therapy options for hepatocellular carcinoma. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jun;49(6):649-61. doi: 10.3109/00365521.2014.905626. Epub 2014 Apr 10.
• Background Ling S, Song L, Fan N, Feng T, Liu L, Yang X, Wang M, Li Y, Tian Y, Zhao F, Liu Y, Huang Q, Hou Z, Xu F, Shi L, Li Y. Combination of metformin and sorafenib suppresses proliferation and induces autophagy of hepatocellular carcinoma via targeting the mTOR pathway. Int J Oncol. 2017 Jan;50(1):297-309. doi: 10.3892/ijo.2016.3799. Epub 2016 Dec 9.
• Background Kim G, Jang SY, Han E, Lee YH, Park SY, Nam CM, Kang ES. Effect of statin on hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with type 2 diabetes: A nationwide nested case-control study. Int J Cancer. 2017 Feb 15;140(4):798-806. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30506. Epub 2016 Nov 16.
• Background Chan KM, Kuo CF, Hsu JT, Chiou MJ, Wang YC, Wu TH, Lee CF, Wu TJ, Chou HS, Lee WC. Metformin confers risk reduction for developing hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver resection. Liver Int. 2017 Mar;37(3):434-441. doi: 10.1111/liv.13280. Epub 2016 Nov 13.
• Background Zhou YY, Zhu GQ, Liu T, Zheng JN, Cheng Z, Zou TT, Braddock M, Fu SW, Zheng MH. Systematic Review with Network Meta-Analysis: Antidiabetic Medication and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 19;6:33743. doi: 10.1038/srep33743.
• Background Tong H, Wei B, Chen S, Xie YM, Zhang MG, Zhang LH, Huang ZY, Tang CW. Adjuvant celecoxib and lanreotide following transarterial chemoembolisation for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized pilot study. Oncotarget. 2017 Jul 18;8(29):48303-48312. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.15684.
• Background Tong H, Li X, Wei B, Tang C. Combinative treatment of transarterial chemoembolization, celecoxib and lanreotide in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2015 Oct;39(5):e65-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2015.01.008. Epub 2015 Mar 4. No abstract available.

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