Randomized Control Trial (RCT) of Early Palliative Care for HCC

Exclusion Criteria

• •Primary modality of treatment is potentially curative TXP, surgical resection or ablation as deemed by GI MDC
• •Child-Pugh A or B (up to 2 lesions \< 5cm in size)
• •Medical (e.g. severe encephalopathy), psychological or social conditions that may interfere with the patient's participation in the study or evaluation of the study results
• •Any medical condition (acute myocardial infarction or stroke) that could jeopardize the safety of the patient and his/her compliance in the study
• •Vulnerable population (inmates in jail or prison)
• •Non-English or Non-Spanish Speaking patients.