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Filter by:Malnutrition is a frequent symptom of various malignant diseases and is frequently observed in patients with gastrointestinal tumors. Eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) has been introduced as specific and anticatabolic acting substrate in cancer patients. Only few randomized trials are available which investigated the effect of EPA in form of an EPA-enriched, protein- and energy-dense oral nutritional supplement mostly in patients with pancreatic carcinoma. Therefore, the effect of an EPA-rich oral nutritional supplement for two months on functional state and quality of life in patients with other gastroenterological tumors and weight loss is investigated in this randomized prospective trial.
1. This is a phase II study of radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced HCC. 2. Patients whose tumor(s) are not suitable for other local treatment, such as surgery, trans-arterial chemoembolization (TAE), ethanol injection, or radiofrequency ablation. will be enrolled. 3. Radical radiotherapy will be started after pre-treatment evaluation. The total dose of RT will be 50Gy in 25 fractions to local tumor(s). 4. Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI and serum samples will be done at the following time points to assess the change in tumor perfusion: (1) before the start of thalidomide treatment; (2) 2weeks after radiotherapy begins; and (3) 1 month after radiotherapy completes. DCEMRI will then be done every 3 months until disease progression. 5. The study was designed to evaluate the response rate and tolerability of radical radiotherapy for locally advanced HCC. The sample size was determined by the expected incidence of grade 4 toxicity and response rate of radiotherapy for locally advanced HCC. Since the grade 4 toxicity of radiotherapy alone is 10%, the response rate is 60% we need at least 12 patients to evaluate for the treatment.
* OBJECTIVES 1. To investigate whether adjuvant IFN-α therapy can delay or reduce the 2-5 years recurrence rate in curatively resected HCC . 2. To examine whether adjuvant IFN-α therapy can prolong the disease-free survival in curatively resected HCC. 3. To determine the safety and tolerance of adjuvant IFN-α therapy in postoperative HCC with or without cirrhosis. 4. To investigate the change of activity of HBV and HCV in postoperative HCC patients with adjuvant IFN-α therapy. 5. To correlate the changes of viral status with the clinical outcome in post-operative HCC patients with adjuvant IFN-α therapy.
The purpose of this study is to test the safety of bevacizumab when given in combination with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin and to see what effects (good or bad) it has on patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
The main purpose of this study is to begin to collect information and to try to learn whether or not cetuximab works in treating patients with unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma.
There are two principal purposes of this study: 1) to determine whether it is more beneficial for a liver transplant recipient candidate to pursue a living donor liver transplant (LDLT) or wait for a deceased donor liver transplant (DDLT), and 2) to study the impact of liver donation on the donor's health and quality of life.
Capecitabine is a chemotherapeutic that has been approved for use in breast and colorectal cancers. The advantages of capecitabine are that (1) it is an oral drug; and (2) it is less toxic than many other chemotherapeutics. In an off-label hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) clinical study, the response rate with capecitabine was 13%. The botanical drug PHY906--currently manufactured pursuant to GMP standards and regulations--has been used in China for over 1800 years to treat gastrointestinal-related ailments. Recently, preclinical studies demonstrated that PHY906 potentiates the anti-tumor effect of capecitabine. This trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of PHY906 in enhancing the anti-tumor effects of capecitabine.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary cancer of the liver. MB07133 is being developed for the treatment of inoperable HCC, using a platform technology known as HepDirectTM, which enables drugs to be targeted specifically to the liver. The objective for this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of MB07133.
Hepatitis B accounts for approximately 5000 deaths per year in the United States. Liver transplantation offers the only hope for patients who develop end-stage liver disease. Early results of liver transplantation for hepatitis B were poor with recurrence rate of 80% and 1-year survival of only 50%. Recent studies found that preventive therapy using hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) or antiviral medications such as lamivudine can reduce the recurrence rate to roughly 30% with accompanying improvement in survival. However, HBIG when given as intravenous infusion in high doses is very expensive, while long-term use of lamivudine is associated with drug resistance. Some studies found that preventive therapy using both HBIG and lamivudine may decrease recurrence rate to less than 10% but the dose and duration of HBIG needed when used in combination with lamivudine is not clear. Adefovir, a new antiviral medication, is effective against lamivudine resistant hepatitis B but its role in liver transplantation is uncertain because of the risk of kidney damage. Many studies showed that the risk of recurrent hepatitis B is related to the viral load before transplant. Thus, it may be possible to tailor the preventive therapy according to the risk. The aim of this study is to establish the most cost-effective preventive therapy for recurrent hepatitis B after liver transplantation.