Efficacy of radiofrequency ablation combined with sorafenib for treating liver cancer complicated with portal hypertension and prognostic factors
Li-Min Yang, Hong-Juan Wang, Shan-Lin Li, Guan-Hua Gan, Wen-Wen Deng, Yong-Sheng Chang, Lian-Feng Zhang
Li-Min Yang, Hong-Juan Wang, Guan-Hua Gan, Wen-Wen Deng, Lian-Feng Zhang, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
Shan-Lin Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Zhoukou Central Hospital of Henan Province, Zhoukou 466000, Henan Province, China
Yong-Sheng Chang, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical College, Xinxiang 453000, Henan Province, China
Co-corresponding authors: Li-Min Yang and Lian-Feng Zhang.
Author contributions: Yang LM and Zhang LF contributed equally to this work and are co-corresponding authors, including those involved in the design of the study, the acquisition and analysis of the data from the experiments, and the writing of the manuscript. Yang LM, Zhang LF and Wang HJ designed the experiment and conducted the clinical data collection; Li SL and Gan GH performed the postoperative follow-up and recorded the data; Deng WW and Chang YS conducted a number of collations and statistical analyses; all the authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and the need to provide informed consent was waived.
Informed consent statement: After review by the Ethics Committee, a waiver of informed consent was granted for this subject.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author(s) declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Data sharing statement: All the data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Li-Min Yang, MD, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe East Road, Erqi District, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China. ylmsunny6153@126.com
Received: January 5, 2024
Peer-review started: January 5, 2024
First decision: January 23, 2024
Revised: February 18, 2024
Accepted: March 8, 2024
Article in press: March 8, 2024
Published online: March 21, 2024
