Clinical trial · Observational
Outcome of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients With Portal Vein Thrombosis After Trans-Arterial Chemo Embolization
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common neoplasm worldwide and the third most frequent cause of death from cancer in the world. Hepatocellular carcinoma is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in cirrhosis. Most cases of HCC occur in the setting of cirrhosis and, therefore, prognosis is determined not only by factors related to the tumor but also by factors related to cirrhosis (1). According to previous reports, the incidence of HCC with partial portal vein thrombosis (PVTT) ranges between 44% and 62.2%. HCC associated with PVTT has a poor prognosis. It may lead to intrahepatic metastasis, liver dysfunction, and portal hypertension. The median overall survival for HCC patients with untreated PVTT is only 2.7 months (2). It was suggested that HCC with PVTT should be classified as stage C based on Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; it is no longer surgically treatable. Compared with conservative treatment, TACE is a safe and effective therapy for such cases. However, this modality for treatment might be associated with mortality (3). As far as we know, there is no studies of short-term survival in patients with HCC and PVT after TACE in our locality. Our study aims to determine frequency of short-term mortality (\< 3month) among HCC patients with PPVT after TACE, and to explore its predictors.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Hepatocellular Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| trans arterial chemoembolization | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- HCC patients with PPVT after TACE
- description
- determine frequency of short-term mortality (\< 3month) among HCC patients with PPVT after TACE, and to explore its predictors.
- interventionNames
- Biological: trans arterial chemoembolization
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- mortality
- timeFrame
- 3 months
- description
- frequency of short term mortality
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years old * HCC was diagnosed based on contrast imaging * PPVT was diagnosed based on abdominal Duplex Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years old * Complete PVT * Any previous therapy for HCC * Extrahepatic concomitant malignancy
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDBray F, Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Siegel RL, Torre LA, Jemal A. Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2018 Nov;68(6):394-424. doi: 10.3322/caac.21492. Epub 2018 Sep 12. PMID 30207593
- BACKGROUNDZhang ZM, Lai EC, Zhang C, Yu HW, Liu Z, Wan BJ, Liu LM, Tian ZH, Deng H, Sun QH, Chen XP. The strategies for treating primary hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus. Int J Surg. 2015 Aug;20:8-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.05.009. Epub 2015 May 27. PMID 26026424
- BACKGROUNDXiang X, Lau WY, Wu ZY, Zhao C, Ma YL, Xiang BD, Zhu JY, Zhong JH, Li LQ. Transarterial chemoembolization versus best supportive care for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus：a multicenter study. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2019 Aug;45(8):1460-1467. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.03.042. Epub 2019 Apr 12. PMID 31005471