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Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Study of the Early Occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Egyptian HCV Infected Patients Receiving Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Study of the Early Occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Egyptian HCV Infected Patients Receiving Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir

Official Title: Study of the Early Occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Egyptian HCV Infected Patients Receiving Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir

Study ID: NCT03247296

Conditions

Hepatitis C

Study Description

Brief Summary: To evaluate the early detection of HCC in patients Taking Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir.

Detailed Description: Methodology: Design: Prospective, randomized study used to detect early incidence of HCC in patients taking Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir to treat HCV. Patients will be recruited from the National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute (NHTMRI) Duration of study: 24 weeks from starting the DAAs Methods: Patients will go through examination and lab. Workup three times in this study: * FIRST time: * Before starting antiviral therapy, all included patients will undergo through physical examination, lab workup including HCV-RNA quantitative, fasting plasma glucose or HbA1C if diabetic, serum creatinine, CBC, AST, ALT, prothrombin Concentration or INR, total bilirubin, serum albumin, Pregnancy test ( Ladies in child bearing period), AFP as a marker of HCC. * Included patients will also undergo through diagnostic procedures as Abdominal ultrasonography and ECG (men \>40, women\>50). * Second time: * At the end of antiviral therapy (12 weeks), virological response to therapy will be assessed by quantitative HCV RNA detection, using PCR. * Patients will lab workup including , fasting plasma glucose or HbA1C if diabetic, serum creatinine, CBC, AST, ALT, prothrombin Concentration or INR, total bilirubin, serum albumin, AFP as a marker of HCC. * The abdominal ultrasonography will be repeated any suspected focal lesion of the liver will be evaluated with triphasic CT scan or MRI to assess the occurrence or the recurrence of HCC. * Third and last time: * At 24 weeks ( Patients will be off treatment for the previous 12 weeks) , virological response to therapy will be assessed by quantitative HCV RNA detection, using PCR. * Patients will lab workup including, fasting plasma glucose or HbA1C if diabetic, serum creatinine, CBC, AST, ALT, prothrombin Concentration or INR, total bilirubin, serum albumin, AFP as a marker of HCC. * The abdominal ultrasonography will be repeated any suspected focal lesion of the liver will be evaluated with triphasic CT scan or MRI to assess the occurrence or the recurrence of HCC.

Eligibility

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Sex: ALL

Healthy Volunteers: No

Locations

National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, , Egypt

Contact Details

Name: Nagwa A Sabri, Professor

Affiliation: Professor and Head of Clinical Pharmacy Department Faculty of Pharmacy Ain Shams University

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Name: Abd El Rahman El Naggar, Professor

Affiliation: Professor of clinicalpharmacology and Toxicology and Head of clinical pharmacy Department MTI University

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Name: Hasan A El Garem, Professor

Affiliation: Prof. Dr. of Endemic Medicine, hepatology, and gastroenterology Faculty of Medicine Cairo University

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Name: Aya M Esawy, Assistant Lecturer

Affiliation: Assistant Lecturer of clinical pharmacy at faculty of pharmacy MTI university

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Name: Sara M Zaki, Lecturer

Affiliation: Lecturer of clinical Pharmacy Faculty of pharmacy Ain-Shams University

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Name: May I Mehrez, Fellow

Affiliation: Fellow of Hepatology Internal Medicine Department (NHTMRI)

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

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