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. 2021 Jan 8;100(1):e23678.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000023678.

Efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation versus laparoscopic hepatectomy for small hepatocellular carcinoma: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Fuping Zhu  1 , Qing Chang, Shigang Duan, Weiye Leng
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Efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation versus laparoscopic hepatectomy for small hepatocellular carcinoma: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Fuping Zhu et al. Medicine (Baltimore). .

Abstract

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common type of malignant tumors in adults, and is the most common cause of death in people with cirrhosis. Both laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are radical treatments for small HCC. However, there is no international standard for the treatment of small HCC, and it is still controversial to choose LH or RFA in treating small HCC. We try to carry out a randomized, controlled, prospective study to compare the the short-term and long-term effects and safety of LH versus RFA in the treatment of small HCC.

Methods: This study is a single-center, evaluator-blinded, randomized, controlled clinical trial (RCT). The patients will be randomly divided into RFA group and LH group in a 1:1 ratio according to a computer-generated randomization list. Postoperative complications rates, Alpha fetoprotein (AFP), hospital stay, 1, 2, 3-year overall survival (OS) rates, disease-free survival (DFS) rates and all possible adverse events will be recorded. Statistical analyses will be performed with SPSS v22.0 software.

Conclusions: The study will compare the the short-term and long-term effects and safety of LH versus RFA in the treatment of small HCC.

Osf registration number: doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/HNX2T.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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