Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27833404›Full record

SynthesisKorean journal of radiology

Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Plus

Ze-Xin Zhu, Ming-Heng Liao, Xiao-Xue Wang, Ji-Wei Huang

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Korean journal of radiology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ze-Xin ZhuDepartment of Liver Surgery, Liver Transplantation Division, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Ming-Heng LiaoDepartment of Liver Surgery, Liver Transplantation Division, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Xiao-Xue WangDepartment of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Ji-Wei HuangDepartment of Liver Surgery, Liver Transplantation Division, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Sichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of the study was to compare transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) plus MATERIALS AND

methodsA comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Chinese BioMedical Literature Database with published date from the earliest to February 29th, 2016. No language restrictions were applied, but only prospective randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or non-RCTs were eligible for a full-text review. The primary outcome was the overall survival (OS) and effective rate (the rate of partial atrophy or complete clearance of the tumor lesion). The odds ratios (ORs) were combined using either the fixed-effects model or random-effects model.

resultsEight trials (3 RCTs and 5 non-RCTs) were included, involving a total of 1121 patients. Patients receiving combined therapy of TACE plus

conclusionTACE plus

Indexed as

Chemoembolization, TherapeuticAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCombined Modality TherapyDatabases, FactualHumansLiver NeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingRadioimmunotherapyRadiopharmaceuticalsSurvival RateAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsmetuximabRadiopharmaceuticals131I-labelled metuximabHepatocellular carcinomaMeta-analysisRadioimmunotherapyTranscatheter arterial chemoembolization

Identifiers

PMID27833404
PMCPMC5102916
OpenAlexW2513016192

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