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. 2021 Apr;10(2):193–209. doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2020.03.11

Table 1. Treatment outcomes of percutaneous RFA in patients with cirrhosis.

Study Year No. of patients Cirrhosis Tumor size Complete response 3-year survival Complication rate
Brunello et al. (65) 2008 70 Mainly Child A <3 cm 95.7% 63% 14.2% (all complications)
Lin et al. (66) 2005 62 Mainly Child A <3 cm 92.8% 74% 4.8% (major complications)
Seror et al. (67) 2006 57 Child A only <3.5 cm 91.2% (2-year) 15% (major complications)
Shiina et al. (68) 2005 118 Mainly Child A <3 cm 100% 81% 5.1% (major complications)
Feng et al. (23) 2012 84 Mainly Child B <3 cm 94% 67.2% 9.5% (all complications)
Liu et al. (26) 2016 100 Mainly Child A Milan criteria 67.2% 11% (all complications)
Ng et al. (69) 2017 109 Mainly Child A Milan criteria 94.4% 82.3% 4.6% (severe complications)