SynthesisChinese medical journal2016
Radiofrequency Ablation versus Liver Resection for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Chinese medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can Radiofrequency Ablation Replace Liver Resection for Solitary Colorectal Liver Metastasis? A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Pooled it
- Review
- Analysis of alkaline phosphatase and γ-glutamyltransferase after radiofrequency ablation of primary liver cancer: A retrospective study.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Efficacy and safety of B-ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of primary liver cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of radio frequency ablation and routine resection in the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2021Article
- Prognostic factors after ultrasound-guided percutaneous ablation of colorectal liver metastases: A systematic review.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2018Review
- The role of interventional oncology in the treatment of colorectal cancer liver metastases.Annals of gastroenterologyReview
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Abstract
backgroundControversial results about the therapeutic value of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and liver resection (LR) in the treatment of colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRCLM) have been reported. Thus, we performed the present meta-analysis to summarize the related clinical evidences.
methodsA systematic literature search was conducted using PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science, for all years up to April 2016. Pooled analyses of the overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and morbidity rates were performed.
resultsA total of 14 studies were finally enrolled in the meta-analysis. Patients treated by LR gained a longer OS and PFS than those of patients treated by RFA. Patients in the RFA group had lower morbidity rates than those of patients in the LR group. Publication bias analysis revealed that there was no significant publication bias in the meta-analysis.
conclusionsPatients with CRCLM gained much more survival benefits from LR than that from RFA. RFA rendered lower rates of morbidities. More well-designed randomized controlled trails comparing the therapeutic value of LR and RFA are warranted.
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