Transarterial chemoembolization in combination with local therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: In previous randomized trials, transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) has shown an improvement of survival rate in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) when combined with radiofrequency ablation (RFA), percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) or other therapies. The aim of this meta-analysis was t...

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Main Authors: Mingheng Liao, Jiwei Huang, Tao Zhang, Hong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3701086?pdf=render