Survival benefit of hepatic resection versus transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BMC Cancer · 2017 · PMC5746018 · PMID 29282010

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Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis of all 7 studies indicated that type of PVTT and initial modalities of treatment may be significant prognostic factors for OS [ 12 , 13 ].

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