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26 questions · 26 findings · 11 reviews · Hepato-Biliary

No studies found 4 · 15.4%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 16 · 61.5%Low 6 · 23.1%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Electrocoagulation in combination with allopurinol or with dimethyl sulphoxide vs control (vehicle solution of allopurinol by mouth)

All‐cause mortality at last · people with liver metastases

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Electrocoagulation in combination with… may leads to lower all‐cause mortality at last compared with control (vehicle solution of allopurinol by mouth) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Double‐dose adenovirus‐thymidine kinase with ganciclovir (ADV‐TK/GCV) plus liver transplantation vs liver transplantation

All‐cause mortality · participants with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Double‐dose adenovirus‐thymidine kinase with ganciclovir… may leads to lower all‐cause mortality compared with liver transplantation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adenovirus‐thymidine kinase with ganciclovir (ADV‐TK/GCV) plus liver transplantation vs liver transplantation

All‐cause mortality · participants with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether adenovirus‐thymidine kinase with ganciclovir (ADV‐TK/GCV) plus liver… changes all‐cause mortality compared with liver transplantation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin vs 5‐fluorouracil plus cisplatin plus radiotherapy

All‐cause mortality at 1 year · people with advanced biliary tract carcinomas

It is very uncertain whether gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin changes all‐cause mortality at 1 year compared with 5‐fluorouracil plus cisplatin plus radiotherapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) vs chemoembolisation

All‐cause mortality (at 1 year) · participants with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) changes all‐cause mortality (at 1 year) compared with transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review