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Percutaneous cooled-probe microwave versus radiofrequency ablation in early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: a phase III randomised controlled trial.
Article in Gut, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
77 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Image-guided radiofrequency versus microwave ablation for small to medium hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Overall survival and local recurrence following RFA, MWA, and cryoablation of very early and early HCC: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.European radiology · 2021Pooled it
- Pooled it
- 2018 Korean Liver Cancer Association-National Cancer Center Korea Practice Guidelines for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Korean journal of radiology · 2019Guideline
- 2018 Korean Liver Cancer Association-National Cancer Center Korea Practice Guidelines for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Gut and liver · 2019Guideline
- The (Eternal) Debate on Microwave AblationIn vivo (Athens, Greece)Pooled it
- Microwave versus radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of liver malignancies: a randomized controlled phase 2 trial.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Review
- Microwave Ablation with or without TACE for Unresectable Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Impact of Tumor Burden Score on Efficacy.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2026Article
- TACE combined with DynaCT-guided MWA in the treatment of high-risk location liver cancers with ≤5 cm tumor size.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Trans-Arterial Chemoembolization Combined with Microwave Ablation versus Microwave Ablation Alone for 3-5 cm Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma · 2026Article
- China Liver Cancer Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (2024 Edition).Liver cancer · 2025Article
- Spectrum of therapeutic options in hepatocellular carcinoma.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2025Review
- Oral Microalgae-Based Biosystem to Enhance Irreversible Electroporation Immunotherapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treatment strategies: Are transarterial approaches leading the way?World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Article
- Interventional oncology and immunotherapy: current status and future perspectives.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Microwave ablationJHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2025Article
- Thermal-responsive activation of engineered bacteria to trigger antitumor immunity post microwave ablation therapy.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Review
- [Curative effect of percutaneous microwave ablation therapy on hepatocellular carcinoma survival: a 15-year real-world study].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2024Article
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