Drug-eluting beads transarterial chemoembolization vs conventional transarterial chemoembolization in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in adult patients: a systematic review and update meta-analysis of observational studies.

Front Oncol · 2024 · PMC11915102 · PMID 40103608

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The combined results showed a tendency towards longer duration of PFS (HR: 0.86, 95% CI: 0.67–1.11, p=0.16) and OS (HR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.59–1.07, p=0.58) with DEB-TACE compared to cTACE, although these differences did not reach statistical significance.

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