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ArticleHepatobiliary surgery and nutrition2026

First randomized controlled trial comparing stereotactic body radiotherapy and radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: lessons and key considerations for interpretation of results.

Masayuki Ueno, Satoshi Itasaka, Motowo Mizuno

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Article in Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Masayuki UenoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2497-9327
Satoshi ItasakaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan.
Motowo MizunoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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early-stageLiver cancerliver functionlocal controlstereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)

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PMID41983197
PMCPMC13071743

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