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NCT Number: NCT03375281

Radiofrequency Ablation Using Octopus Electrodes for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma With No-touch Technique

The aim of this study is to evaluate clinical outcome of RFA for small single nodular HCC using no touch technique with separable clustered electrode (Octopus) in a prospective multicenter manner Participating center: Seoul national university hospital, Asan medical center, Samsung medical center, Kunkuk university hospital, St. mary's Seoul hospital

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Key information

Conditions

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Adenocarcinoma Carcinoma Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Liver Diseases Liver Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Radiofrequency Ablation

Age range

20 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Asan medical Center, Seoul, South Korea

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Child-Pugh class A liver function
  • 1 - 2.5 cm sized Single nodular HCC
  • without history of previous HCC treatment or with evidence of no recurrence at least 2 years after previous HCC treatment

Exclusion criteria

  • more than 2 HCC
  • tumor size larger than 2.5 cm
  • Child-Pugh class B or C liver function
  • invisible tumor even after real-time fusion US guidance
  • accompanied by vascular invasion or distant metastasis
  • presence of coagulopathy defined as platelet count < 50,000/mm3 and/or PT-INR > 50%

Treatment and study plan

RFA

Procedure

thermal ablation using radiofrequency for HCC

Primary outcomes

  1. 1 year local tumor progression

    Time frame: 1 year after procedure

    cumulative incidence of local tumor progression after RFA

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Starmed

Registry information

Official study title

Radiofrequency Ablation Using Octopus Electrodes for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma With No-touch Technique: A Prospective Single Arm Study

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Dec 18, 2017
Registry last updated
Mar 23, 2021

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