The international surgical journal with global reach

This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Adjuvant radiotherapy in centrally located hepatocellular carcinomas after hepatectomy with narrow margin (<1cm): a prospective randomized study. J Am Coll Surg 2014; 218: 381-392.

Published: 13th November 2014

Authors: Yu W, Wang W, Rong W, Wang L, Xu Q, Wu F et al. et al.

Conclusion

There was no significant advantage from the radiotherapy in this study that included 119 patients. Five year recurrence-free survival was 36.9 per cent versus 16 per cent in controls (P=0.06). Likewise, overall five year survival was similar: 48.4 versus 37.2 per cent, respectively.

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