This longitudinal observational cohort study was designed to investigate factors that influencing the occurrence and long-term survival of patients with primary liver cancer. Basic informations and detailed diagnosis informations (AJCC/TNM stage, MELD score, Child-Pugh score, and BCLC stage) were collected by professional doctors. Clinical outcomes (death, recurrence, and metastasis) will be followed up every two years after therapy.
Primary liver cancer (PLC) is highly malignant with high mortality which is particularly popular in China. Many factors are believed to associate with the occurrence and prognosis of liver cancer. This longitudinal observational cohort study was designed to investigate factors that influencing the occurrence and long-term survival of patients with primary liver cancer.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
4,000
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
RECRUITINGTime of Death
The exact death time of each participants will be checked in the government medical records system
Time frame: Up to 10 years
Time of recurrence
Time of recurrence will be obtained by telephone interview or medical treatment records
Time frame: From date of diagnosis until the date of cancer recurrence or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 10 years
Time of metastasis
Time of metastasis will be obtained by telephone interview or medical treatment records
Time frame: From date of diagnosis until the date of cancer metastasis or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 10 years
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