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. 2012 Sep 21;7(9):e45493. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045493

Table 2. Raw data of each included study.

Author(year) Treatment n Overall Survival Disease-free Survival
Hazard ratio 95% CI P-value 3year OS 5year OS Hazard ratio 95% CI P-value 3year DFS 5year DFS
Oshowo LR 20 55% 42%
(2003) RFA (Perc) 25 53% 36%
Evrard LR 17
(2004) RFA (Open) 33
Abdalla LR 190 2.79 1.68–4.62 0.001 73% 58% 2.6 1.84–3.68 0.001 40% 31%
(2004) RFA Open 57 37% 21% 9% 7%
White LR 30 82% 57% 51% 36%
(2007) RFA Perc 22 84% 42% 0% 0%
Gleisner LR 192 1.77 0.75–4.21 0.01 72.00% 57.40% 1.41 0.59–3.35 0.01 41% 41%
(2008) RFA Perc 11 51.20% 28.30% 9% 0%
Lee LR 116 51% 66% 88% 85%
(2008) RFA Open/perc 37 32% 49% 53% 43%
Berber LR 90 1.24 0.91–1.66 0.16 70% 40% 45% 38%
(2008) RFA open 68 35% 30% 29% 0%
Hur LR 42 2.65 1.14–6.17 0.024 70% 50.10% 4.61 1.16–18.36 0.03 90% 89.70%
(2009) RFA Open/perc 25 60% 25.50% 76% 69.70%
Otto LR 82 1.035 0.478–2.239 0.93 60% 51% 0.523 0.304–0.901 0.017 40% 30%
(2009) RFA Perc 28 67% 48% 18% 18%
Reuter LR 126 55% 23% 42% 24%
(2009) RFA 66 42% 21% 24% 8%
McKay LR 58 2.78 1.43–5.26 0.02 60% 43%
(2009) RFA 43 39% 23%
Lee LR 25 1.74 1.37–2.21 0.001 68% 44.00% 1.4 1.12–1.75 0.004 40% 12%
(2011) RFA Perc 28 35.70% 17.90% 10.70% 0%
Kim LR 278 3.613 1.422–9.193 0.007 59% 44.60% 3.821 1.518–9.62 0.004 32% 28%
(2011) RFA 177 49.70% 35.60% 26% 20.30%

LR: liver resection. RFA: radiofrequency ablation. CI: confidence interval. Perc: percutaneous. Open/Perc: contains data from both open and percutaneous surgery.