Evaluation of Preoperative Investigations in Patients With Liver Cancer

The aim of the study is to evaluate the diagnostic procedures emission tomography in combination with a CT scan (PET/CT) and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in the preoperative evaluation of resectability of patients with primary or secondary liver cancers.

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Key information

Conditions

Primary Liver Cancer Adenocarcinoma Carcinoma Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Liver Diseases Liver Metastasis Liver Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Dept of Surgery, Odense university Hospital

Odense, 5000, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

all patients who are referred to The Department of Surgery, Odense University Hospital, for surgical treatment of suspected or biopsy proven primary or secondary liver cancer.

Exclusion criteria

age less than 18 years
patients who are not fit for liver surgery because of co-morbidity
patients for whom the extra investigations in the study are considered to give an increased risk because of co-morbidity such as

Patients with s-creatinin > 150 micromol/l
Patients who take peroral antidiabetic drugs or have a poorly regulated diabetes mellitus
patients who do not understand the patient information
patients who do not want to participate

Treatment and study plan

PET/CT scan and EUS

Procedure

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Odense University Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Positron Emission Tomography/ CT Scan, Endoscopic Ultrasono¬Graphy, and Laparoscopic Ultrasonography in the Preoperative Assess¬Ment of Resectability in Patients With Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer

Important dates

Study start: 2007
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Dec 6, 2006
Registry last updated: Oct 16, 2014

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