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Prediction of liver cancer treatment efficacy by CTC.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Cases of unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for which treatment with immune checkp
Hepatocellular carcinoma, Immune checkpoint inhibitors, Circulating tumore cells
Registration Number
JPRN-jRCT1061230098
Lead Sponsor
Sugihara Takaaki
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Select patients who meet all of the following criteria:
1) Diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma by imaging or histological examination.
2) Patients scheduled to receive treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors.
3) Men and women aged 20 or older when obtaining consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients meeting any of the following criteria will not be included in this clinical study:
1) Patients with tumors originating from other organs.
2) Others deemed unsuitable as patients by the principal investigator for this study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood samples will be collected from patients with unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) before and after treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (regardless of treatment regimen or line), and circulating tumor cells (CTC) will be measured to verify the usefulness of CTC count in assessing treatment efficacy.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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