Oligometastasis Hepatocellular Carcinoma Clinical Trial
Official title:
Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Oligometastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Phase II Trial
Oligometastasis is a definition that has been described in the past in the 1990s, and in some patients, metastases are not extensive and are limited to a small number of metastases. The local ablative treatment for oligometastasis is not a new concept. In case of liver metastasis from colorectal cancer, long-term survival can be expected if the liver resection is performed. Effectiveness has been demonstrated in studies of adrenal and brain metastasis from lung cancer as well as lung metastasis from sarcoma. A recent non-randomized study reported that patients with oligometastasis improved treatment outcomes with aggressive treatment. This study demonstrated that local ablative treatment for oligometastasis showed better treatment outcomes than expected. Also, the long-term outcomes in SABR-COMET trial showed that the overall survival were increased by 22 months. So far, the standard treatment for metastatic disease is systemic chemotherapy. However, based on these results from studies, active local treatment for patients with oligometastasis is currently being performed in the clinic. In this study, we aimed to apply this concept to patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. To confirm the efficacy and safety of stereotactic radiotherapy in patients with oligometastasis hepatocellular carcinoma
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