Meta-Analysis
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2013; 19(24): 3872-3882
Published online Jun 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i24.3872
Table 2 Prognosis of patients reported in the trials included in the meta-analysis
Ref.TreatmentNo. of patientsRecurrence- free survival rate
Overall survival rate
1 yr3 yr5 yr1 yr2 yr3 yr5 yr
Peng et al[14]TACE+RFA6980.00%45.00%40.00%94.00%NA69.00%46.00%
RFA7064.00%18.00%18.00%82.00%47.00%36.00%
Cheng et al[15]TACE+RFA96NANA58.00%83.00%NA55.00%31.00%
RFA10042.00%67.00%32.00%8.00%
Yang et al[16]TACE+RFA2429.00%NANA68.00%NANANA
RFA1234.70%57.00%
Shibata et al[18]TACE+RFA4671.30%48.80%NA100.00%100.00%84.80%NA
RFA4374.30%29.70%100.00%88.80%84.50%
Morimoto et al[20]TACE+RFA1967.00%NA100.00%93.00%93.00%NA
RFA1856.00%28.00%89.00%89.00%80.00%
Kang et al[22]TACE+RFA19NANANA84.20%42.10%36.80%NA
RFA1866.10%22.20%16.70%
Shen et al[23]TACE+RFA1863.90%50.00%NA87.50%NA73.30%NA
RFA1630.00%18.70%52.20%20.40%
Zhang et al[24]TACE+RFA15NANANA100.00%NANANA
RFA1580.00%