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28 questions · 28 findings · 5 reviews · Hepato-Biliary

No studies found 8 · 28.6%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 16 · 57.1%Low 4 · 14.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) vs TACE alone

Complete response plus partial response Length of · participants with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus transarterial… may leads to higher complete response plus partial response Length of compared with TACE alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pexastimogene devacirepvec (Pexa‐Vec) plus best supportive care vs best supportive care

Adverse events considered non‐serious · participants with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether pexastimogene devacirepvec (Pexa‐Vec) plus best supportive care changes adverse events considered non‐serious (number of participants) compared with best supportive care alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

TACE followed by 3‐DCRT vs chemoembolisation

Proportion of participants without tumour response (CR+PR) · primary hepatocellular carcinoma

TACE followed by 3‐DCRT may leads to lower proportion of participants without tumour response (CR+PR) compared with TACE (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

TACE followed by 3‐DCRT vs chemoembolisation

Proportion of participants without serum AFP normalisation · primary hepatocellular carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether TACE followed by 3‐DCRT changes proportion of participants without serum AFP normalisation compared with TACE (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) vs TACE alone

Mortality Number of deaths at maximum · participants with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus transarterial… may leads to lower all‐cause mortality (at maximum 1‐year compared with TACE alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) vs TACE alone

Elevated alanine aminotransferase Length of · participants with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus transarterial… changes elevated alanine aminotransferase Length of compared with TACE alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) vs TACE alone

Elevated total bilirubin Length of · participants with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus transarterial… changes elevated total bilirubin Length of compared with TACE alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin plus non‐absorbable disaccharides vs non‐absorbable disaccharide

Serious adverse events ‐ total number of participants · prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin plus non‐absorbable… changes serious adverse events ‐ total number of participants compared with non‐absorbable disaccharides alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin plus non‐absorbable disaccharides vs non‐absorbable disaccharide

Non‐serious adverse events ‐ total number of participants · prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin plus non‐absorbable… changes non‐serious adverse events ‐ total number of participants compared with non‐absorbable disaccharides alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pexastimogene devacirepvec (Pexa‐Vec) plus best supportive care vs best supportive care

Overall survival (absolute effect size estimates based on survival rate at 12 months) · participants with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether pexastimogene devacirepvec (Pexa‐Vec) plus best supportive care changes overall survival (absolute effect size estimates based on survival… compared with best supportive care alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pexastimogene devacirepvec (Pexa‐Vec) plus best supportive care vs best supportive care

Proportion of people with ≥ 1 serious adverse events (at 20 months) · participants with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether pexastimogene devacirepvec (Pexa‐Vec) plus best supportive care changes proportion of people with ≥ 1 serious adverse events (at 20 months) compared with best supportive care alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review