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ArticleOncology research2016

Thermal Radiofrequency Ablation as an Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Colorectal Liver Metastasis.

Yaohua Fan, Xiyan Zhu, Qiuping Lan, Fang Lou, Yu Zheng, Haizhou Lou, Yong Fang, Wei Jin, Hongming Pan, Kaifeng Wang

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Article in Oncology research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yaohua FanDepartment of Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xiyan Zhu
Qiuping Lan
Fang Lou
Yu Zheng
Haizhou Lou
Yong Fang
Wei Jin
Hongming Pan
Kaifeng Wang
Zhejiang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive technology for the treatment of liver malignancies and is used as an adjuvant therapy in patients with colorectal liver metastasis (CLM). This study enrolled a total of 49 CLM patients who underwent RFA treatment. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed using the log-rank test and Cox proportional hazard model, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that OS was closely correlated with tumor size, frequency of RFA treatment, resection of the liver lesion, and CEA levels before RFA (p < 0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed that resection of CLM lesions after RFA, frequency of RFA treatment, and serum CEA levels before RFA were independent risk factors for the survival of CLM patients (p < 0.05). Tumor lesion size, resection of the liver lesion after RFA, frequency of RFA treatment, and serum CEA levels before RFA may be important prognostic factors of CLM patients treated with RFA therapy.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCatheter AblationColorectal NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisPrognosisSurvival Rate

Identifiers

PMID27098145
PMCPMC7838751
OpenAlexW2336038526

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