Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: 1. diagnosis of primary HCC, confirmed histologically or clinically according to the criteria of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; 2. presence of PVTT with III-IV grade by Cheng's criteria; 3. having PVTT induced portal hypertension; 4. TIPS was performed within 72 hours after the endoscopic hemostasis; 5. metastases with limited five sites and no more two organs involved; 6. number of Intrahepatic tumors were no more than five; 7. receipt of Lenvatinib and PD-1 inhibitor as the first-line systemic therapy; 8. classified as Child-Pugh class A or B and having an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 2; 9. no history of other malignancies; 10. agreed to participated in this clinical trial; 11. Hemameba ≥3.0 x109/L, neutrophil ≥1.5x109/L, hemoglobin≥10.0 g/L, platelet≥100x 109/L, ALT; AST; bilirubin ≤1.5-fold normal, GFR≥60ml/min. Exclusion Criteria: 1. recurrent HCC; 2. PVTT at I-II grade by Cheng's criteria; 3. age \< 18 years or \> 75 years; 4. advanced HCC with more than five metastases; 5. Number of Intrahepatic tumors were more than five; 6. no response to Lenvatinib; 7. life expectancy less than 3 months.