Prospective study about the improvement of therapeutic invasiveness by oral intake of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplement in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000004624
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Those who had refractory ascites, overt hepatic encephalopathy, uncontrolled esophageal varices, severe jaundice, Child's grade C and portal vein trunk thrombosis were excluded from the study. In addition, those who used intravenous albumin regularly were also excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method