To Study the Effects of Host Genetic Factors on Liver Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

NCT ID: NCT00709085

Last Updated: 2009-11-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

320 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-04-30

Study Completion Date

2009-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to identify genetic determinants of susceptibility to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. It will assist in predicting individual risks of disease progression and would help to clarify pathophysiologic mechanisms of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Detailed Description

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) usually occurs in cirrhotic liver. Only 10-30% of HCC occur in non-cirrhotic liver. It has been suggested that etiological factors may differ for HCC which develop in cirrhotic liver: HCC in non-cirrhotic liver might be less often associated with viral infection and chronic alcoholism than HCC in cirrhotic livers. However, in any individual, the factors that determine HCC with or without cirrhosis remain unknown.

Cirrhosis is the end of fibrosis progression. The progress of liver fibrosis is a complex progress involving many cytokines related to activation of the hepatic stellate cells and progressive accumulation of extracellular matrix. The key enzymes responsible for deposition and degradation of all the protein component of extracellular matrix and basement membrane are matrix metalloproteinases.

To assess whether genetic variations in cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases result in diversity of liver cirrhosis and HCC, we conduct a case-control study of single nucleotide polymorphism analysis.

Conditions

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Liver Cirrhosis

Keywords

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single nucleotide polymorphism

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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1

HCC patients without liver cirrhosis

No interventions assigned to this group

2

HCC patients with liver cirrhosis

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
* restrict the casual agent of liver disease to viral infection

Exclusion Criteria

* the casual aget of liver disease is not viral infection, such as alcohol abuse
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Taiwan University

Principal Investigators

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Ming-Fu Chang, Ph.D.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

National Taiwan University College of Medicine

Locations

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Tzu-Min Hung, M.S.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 886-2-2312-3456

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Ming-Fu Chang, Ph.D.

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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200803038R

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id