Trial Information
Evaluation of Positron Emission Tomography/ CT Scan, Endoscopic Ultrasono¬Graphy, and Laparoscopic Ultrasonography in the Preoperative Assess¬Ment of Resectability in Patients With Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer
Inclusion Criteria:
- all patients who are referred to The Department of Surgery, Odense University
Hospital, for surgical treatment of suspected or biopsy proven primary or secondary
liver cancer.
Exclusion Criteria:
- age less than 18 years
- patients who are not fit for liver surgery because of co-morbidity
- patients for whom the extra investigations in the study are considered to give an
increased risk because of co-morbidity such as
- Patients with s-creatinin > 150 micromol/l
- Patients who take peroral antidiabetic drugs or have a poorly regulated diabetes
mellitus
- patients who do not understand the patient information
- patients who do not want to participate
Type of Study:
Observational
Study Design:
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Principal Investigator
Henning O Nielsen, MD, DMsc
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
dept. of Surgery, Odense University Hospital
Authority:
Denmark: Ethics Committee
Study ID:
VF-20060109
NCT ID:
NCT00408122
Start Date:
January 2007
Completion Date:
December 2009
Related Keywords:
- Primary Liver Cancer
- Liver Metastasis
- Liver Neoplasms
- Neoplasm Metastasis