Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
Description Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Description Module
Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:40 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:40 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00503867
Brief Summary:
The main purpose of this study is to determine the safety and toxicity of treatment with SIR-Spheres® in patients with unresectable primary liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Other purposes of this study include assessment of the effect of treatment on overall survival, the length of time it takes for the disease to worsen, if and how the treatment affects the patient's quality of life, and if and how the cancer responds to the treatment.
Detailed Description:
This study is a multi-institutional, non-randomized pilot study that aims to assess the safety and toxicity of hepatic arterial radioembolization using SIR-Spheres yttrium-90 microspheres (SIR-Spheres microspheres) in the treatment of patients with unresectable primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The study aims to recruit 40 patients over a period of 24 months.
Study:
NCT00503867
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00503867