Clinical Trial: Preoperative Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) Followed by Hepatectomy for Centrally Located Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Prospective, Single-center, Phase I Study
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Centrally Located Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Preoperative Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) Followed by Hepatectomy for Centrally Located Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Prospective, Single-center, Phase I Study
Brief Summary:
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth prevalent malignancy worldwide.Although surgical excision is considered the standard treatment for resectable HCC, a high rate of postoperative recurrence was observed after partial hepatectomy, with a marginal recurrence rate up to 30%.Narrow margin resection may be the most appropriate procedure for centrally located HCC because the premise for survival is the conservation of more normal liver parenchyma.Unfortunately, narrow margin resection has been reported to…
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