Evaluation of Preoperative Investigations in Patients With Liver Cancer

Completed

• Conditions: Primary Liver Cancer; Liver Metastasis

• Registration Number: NCT00408122
• Lead Sponsor: Odense University Hospital

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2006-12-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-12-05
• Study First Posted: 2006-12-06
• Study Start: 2007-01
• Primary Completion: 2012-01
• Study Completion: 2012-01
• Status Verified: 2014-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-10-15
• Last Update Posted: 2014-10-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 77

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.

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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

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dept of Surgery, Odense university Hospital; 🇩🇰 Odense, Denmark