Table V. Clinical studies on RFA for HCC with long-term overall survival (≥3 years).
Author, Year | Number of patients | 1-year | 3-year | 5-year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rossi, 1996 4 | 39 | 94% | 68% | 40% |
Buscarini, 2001 5 | 88 | 89% | 62% | 33% |
Iannitti, 2002 14 | 30 | 92% | 60% | NA |
Guglielmi, 2003 15 | 53 | 87% | 45% | NA |
Giovannini, 2003 16 | 56 | 96% | 96% | NA |
Vivarelli, 2004 17 | 79 | 78% | 33% | NA |
This study | 40 | 78% | 58% | 39% |
NA: not available.