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Table 2 Characteristics of the included studies

From: The effects of several postoperative adjuvant therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma patients with microvascular invasion after curative resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author, year

Country

Study design

Variety of analysis

Intervention

Case (n)

BCLC

AFP

Age (year)

Male

Curative resection

Follow up months

Outcome

NOS score

Xiao, 2019 [14]

China

RS (PSM)

MA

Re-resection/RFA

49

BCLC B-C 22

 > 200 32.7%

NR

43

yes

84

OS

5

Pa-TACE: carboplatin 300 mg, epirubicin 50 mg, mytomycin C 8 mg

49

BCLC B-C 25

 > 200 38.8%

NR

46

yes

84

OS

Wang, 2018 [11]

China

RS (PSM)

MA

Conservation

57

BCLC B 10

 > 200 40%

56 ± 10

51

yes

60

OS, RFS

7

Pa-TACE: fluorouracil 750 mg, epirubicin 40 mg or pharmorubici 40 mg

57

BCLC B 11

 > 200 44%

55 ± 11

47

yes

60

OS, RFS

Wang, 2019 [12]

China

RS (PSM)

MA

Radiotherapy: 54–60 Gy

46

NR

 > 400 22%

50.98 ± 10.53

43

yes

100

OS, RFS

8

Pa-TACE: doxorubicin 20–30 mg

46

NR

 > 400 15%

51.52 ± 11.40

37

yes

100

OS, RFS

Wei, 2018 [15]

China

RCT

UA

Conservation

118

NR

 ≥ 25 69.5%

48.5 (18–74)

106

yes

72

OS. RFS

 

Pa-TACE: carboplatin 200 mg, mitomycin 6 mg, epirubicin 40 mg

116

NR

 ≥ 25 68.1%

44 (18–75)

106

yes

72

OS, RFS

Wang, 2018 [16]

China

RS

MA

Conservation

84

NR

367.45 ± 474.58

54.49 ± 10.18

76

yes

84

OS, RFS

8

Pa-TACE: doxorubicin 10 mg or pharmorubicin 20–40 mg

44

NR

357 ± 444.12

52.07 ± 7.27

42

yes

84

OS, RFS

Ye, 2017 [17]

China

RS

MA

Conservation

174

BCLC B 47

 > 400 48.9%

 > 60 19.5%

150

yes

60

OS, RFS

8

Pa-TACE: lobaplatin 50 mg, raltitrexed 4 mg

86

BCLC B 16

 > 400 43%

 > 60 15.1%

75

yes

60

OS, RFS

Wang, 2017 [13]

China

RS

MA

Conservation

50

NR

 > 400 36%

57.22 ± 11.14

5

yes

60

OS, RFS

7

Pa-TACE: adriamycin 20–30 mg

42

NR

 > 400 40.5%

51.38 ± 10.89

8

yes

60

OS, RFS

Radiotherapy: 54–60 Gy

44

NR

 > 400 22.7%

51.32 ± 11.21

5

yes

60

OS, RFS

Liu, 2016 [18]

China

RS

UA

Conservation

159

BCLC B 12

 > 400 57.2%

53 ± 11.8

125

yes

60

OS, RFS

8

Pa-TACE: fluorouracil 750 mg, epirubicin 40 mg or pharmorubici 40 mg

137

BCLC B 16

 > 400 49.6%

49 ± 10.6

134

yes

60

OS, RFS

Sun, 2015 [19]

China

RS

MA

Conservation

185

BCLC A/B 98

 > 400 49.2%

49.91 ± 0.72

167

yes

120

OS, RFS

8

Pa-TACE: doxorubicin 10 mg or pharmorubicin 20–40 mg

137

BCLC A/b 76

 > 400 42.3%

48.88 ± 0.87

120

yes

120

OS, RFS

Liu, 2016 [20]

China

RS

UA

Conservation

26

NR

NR

NR

NR

yes

40

RFS

5

Pa-TACE: fluorouracil 1000 mg, oxaliplatin 100 mg, epirubicin 40–60 mg

24

NR

NR

NR

NR

yes

40

RFS

Jin, 2014 [21]

Korea

RS

UA

Resection/RFA

8

NR

NR

NR

NR

yes

96

OS

5

Pa-TACE: cisplatin 0.5 mg

23

NR

NR

NR

NR

yes

96

OS

Huang, 2019 [23]

China

RS

MA

Conservation

33

BCLC B 12.5%

 > 400 42.42%

51.52 ± 11.87

30

yes

72

OS, RFS

7

Sorafenib

16

BCLC B 12.1%

 > 400 50%

52.25 ± 11.94

12

yes

72

OS, RFS

Qi, 2018 [22]

China

RS

UA

Conservation

109

BCLC B 33

 > 400 45.8%

NR

93

yes

36

OS, RFS

7

TACE:lobaplatin (25–100 mg) + pharmorubici (10–50 mg)

91

BCLC B 37

 > 400 48.4%

NR

78

yes

36

OS, RFS

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