Benefit of perioperative radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a quality-based systematic review and meta-analysis.

Int J Surg · 2024 · PMC10871639 · PMID 38000053

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Clinical results Regarding DFS, six out of seven studies reported a significant statistical benefit of perioperative RT, whereas one study reported borderline significance ( P =0.06); regarding OS, four out of six studies reported a significant statistical benefit whereas one study reported borderline significance ( P =0.053) and one study showed nonsignificance ( P =0.480) 22 .

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