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SHort-acting Embolization Particles for patients with HEpatocellular carcinoma treated by RaDioembolization (SHEPHERD): a pilot study

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Neoplasms
Registration Number
KCT0008148
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

a.Age > 18-year-old
b.Histologically or radiologically (LI-RADS 4 or 5) diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma
c.Patients for whom radioembolization was determined as the optimal treatment after hepatologists', hepatic surgeons' or multidisciplinary clinics.
d.Treatment-naive patients
e.Child-Pugh class A
f.Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0-2
g.Planned perfused area including three or more Couinaud segments based on angiography
h.Non-tumorous liver volume / total perfused area > 50%

Exclusion Criteria

a.Hepatocellular carcinoma with vascular invasion on diagnostic imaging
b.Hepatocellular carcinoma with extrahepatic spread on diagnostic imaging
c.History of active cancer other than hepatocellular carcinoma within recent two years
d.Surgical anastomosis of the bile duct and bowel
e.Lung shunt fraction = 15% on 99mTc- macroaggregated albumin lung scan
f.Patients contraindicated to gelatin

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean absorbed dose ratio between the protected perfused liver and unprotected perfused liver
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Angiographic recanalization of the transiently embolized hepatic arteries;Tumor-to-normal liver ratio change between the pre-treatment SPECT-CT (99mTc-MAA injection without transient embolization) and post-treatment PET-CT (Y90 injection with transient embolization);Relative volumetric changes between the protected perfused liver and unprotected perfused liver;Relative signal intensity ratio between the protected perfused liver and unprotected perfused liver on a 20-minute delayed scan of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI;Tumor response (mRECIST);Serious adverse event
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