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ArticleCancers2025

Transarterial Chemoembolization Outperforms Radioembolization in Early- and Intermediate-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.

Faisal M Sanai, Adnan Alzanbagi, Mohammed Arabi, Sarah S Alfawaz, Khalid I Bzeizi, Mohammed Almatrafi, Abdulmalik M Alsabban, Jameel Bardesi, Hamdan S Alghamdi, Mohamed Shawkat and 16 more

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Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Faisal M SanaiGastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3830-9236
Adnan AlzanbagiGastroenterology Department, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah 24246, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed ArabiInterventional Radiology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 22490, Saudi Arabia.
Sarah S AlfawazGastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid I BzeiziOrgan Transplant Centre of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5346-6240
Mohammed AlmatrafiGastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulmalik M AlsabbanGastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Jameel BardesiDepartment of Medical Imaging, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0007-9528-0701
Hamdan S AlghamdiDepartment of Hepatobiliary Sciences and Organ Transplantation, Hepatology Section, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 22490, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed ShawkatDepartment of Medicine, Gastroenterology Section, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia.
Talal M AlotaibiInterventional Radiology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 22490, Saudi Arabia.
Khairat H AlameerInterventional Radiology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 22490, Saudi Arabia.
Shadi SaleemRadiology Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia.
Saad AbualganamRadiology Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz M TashkandiGastroenterology Department, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah 24246, Saudi Arabia.
Noha H GuzaizDepartment of Medical Imaging and Intervention, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah 24246, Saudi Arabia.
Nesreen H AbourokbahDepartment of Medical Imaging, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Hassan O AlfakiehGastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Majed AlmaghrabiGastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer A AlabdullahLiver, Digestive, and Lifestyle Health Research Section, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia.
Lujain H AljohaniCollege of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia.
Nuwayyir A AlqasimiCollege of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0000-2394-8580
Saad AldosariGastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Azzam KhankanDepartment of Medical Imaging, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Dieter BroeringOrgan Transplant Centre of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia.
Saleh A AlqahtaniOrgan Transplant Centre of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

BCLCdecompensationdisease controlhepatocellular carcinomalocoregional therapyresponsesurvivaltransarterial chemoembolizationtransarterial radioembolizationtreatmentY90

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PMID40647551
PMCPMC12249255

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