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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2020

Radiofrequency combined with immunomodulation for hepatocellular carcinoma: State of the art and innovations.

Adriano Carneiro da Costa, Mikael Sodergren, Kumar Jayant, Fernando Santa Cruz, Duncan Spalding, Madhava Pai, Nagy Habib

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adriano Carneiro da CostaDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom.
Mikael SodergrenDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom.
Kumar JayantDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom.
Fernando Santa CruzDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom.
Duncan SpaldingDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom.
Madhava PaiDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom.
Nagy HabibDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom. nagy.habib@imperial.ac.uk.
Hammersmith Hospital · GBImperial College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver tumor and has been considered a very immunogenic tumor. The treatment with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been established as the standard ablative therapy for early HCC, and is currently recognized as the main ablative tool for HCC tumors < 5 cm in size; however, progression and local recurrence remain the main disadvantages of this approach. To solve this clinical problem, recent efforts were concentrated on multimodal treatment, combining different strategies, including the combination of RFA and immunotherapy. This article reviewed the combination treatment of RFA with immunotherapy and found that this treatment strategy leads to an increased response of anti-tumor T cells, significantly reduces the risk of recurrence and improves survival rates compared to RFA alone. This review highlighted scientific evidence that supports the current recommendations for pre-clinical studies, and discuss the need for further research on this topic.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCarcinoma, HepatocellularCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCombined Modality TherapyDisease-Free SurvivalDisease ProgressionHumansImmunotherapyLiverLiver NeoplasmsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRadiofrequency AblationRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReview Literature as TopicSurvival RateAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCombined modality therapyHepatocellular carcinomaImmunotherapyLiver cancerRadiofrequency ablationState-of-the-art review

Identifiers

PMID32536773
PMCPMC7267689
OpenAlexW3023346924

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