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Table 2 Procedures of HR or TACE groups

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

Study

 

TACE

 

HR

 

Duration and interval

Chemotherapeutic agents

Embolic agents

Methods and procedure

Fan 2001 [20]

Median 2 times (ranged 1-4)

5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) 1000 mg, mitomycin (MMC) 12 to20 mg,

cisplatin or carborplatinum 80 mg

Lipiodol 20 ml

En-bloc resection, partial hepatectomy or hemihepatectomy

Thrombectomy

Fan 2003 [19]

Median 2-3 times (ranged 1-7)

5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) 1000-1500 mg, cisplatin 80-100 mg,

mitomycin (MMC) 8 to20 mg or doxorubicin 80 mg

Lipiodol 2-20 ml

En-bloc resection, partial hepatectomy or hemihepatectomy Thrombectomy

Cheng 2005 [18]

NA

Cisplatin, doxorubicin and mitomycin

Lipiodol

En-bloc resection, partial hepatectomy or hemihepatectomy Thrombectomy

Fan 2005 [21]

Ranged 1-7 times

5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) 1000-1500 mg, cisplatin 80-100 mg, mitomycin (MMC) 8-20 mg or epiadriamycin 40-60 mg

Lipiodol 5-20 ml

En-bloc resection, partial hepatectomy or hemihepatectomy Thrombectomy

Zhou 2011 [25]

Every 1-2 months for 2-5 cycles.

5-fluorouracil (500 mg /m2) and Adriamycin (30 mg/m2)

Gelatin sponge particles (1 mm3)

Hepatectomy plus thrombectomy

Peng 2012 [12]

Mean of 2.1 (ranged 1-5)

Carboplatin 300 mg,

epirubicin 50 mg and mitomycin C 8 mg

Gelatin sponge particles (1 to 2 mm in diameter)

Lipiodol 5 mL

Hepatectomy plus thrombectomy

Liu PH 2014 [22]

NA

Adriamycin 20–30 mg

Lipiodol 5-10 ml

Gelfoam (2–3-mm strips)

En-bloc resection, partial hepatectomy or hemihepatectomy Thrombectomy

Liu K 2014 [17]

NA

Cisplatin 50-100 mg and epirubicin 20-40 mg

Lipiodol 5-20 ml

En-bloc resection, partial hepatectomy or hemihepatectomy Thrombectomy

Ye 2014 [24]

1 month intervals (ranged 1-7)

Doxorubicin 30-50 mg and cisplatinum 50-100 mg

Lipiodol 10-20 ml and gelfoam particles

En-bloc resection, partial hepatectomy or hemihepatectomy Thrombectomy

Lee 2016 [13]

Every 4 weeks

Doxorubicin 50 mg

Lipiodol

Hepatectomy plus thrombectomy

Zheng 2016 [1]

Mean of 2.9 (ranged 1–7)

NA

Gelatin sponge

Hepatectomy plus thrombectomy

Wang 2016 [11]

Intervals of 6 to 8 weeks

Doxorubicin hydrochloride 20-60 mg, and cisplatin 5 mg

Lipiodol 5-30 ml and gelfoam fragments

En-bloc resection, partial hepatectomy or hemihepatectomy Thrombectomy