Transarterial chemoembolization plus stent placement for hepatocellular carcinoma with main portal vein tumor thrombosis: A meta-analysis

Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

Ref.	Nation	Design	Number of patients (M/F)		Therapy
			Experimental group	Control group	Experimental group	Control group
Li et al[14], 2011	China	NG	23/7	17/9	TACE + stenting	TACE + stenting + I125
Wang et al[16], 2009	China	Retrospective study	12/0	9/1	TACE + stenting	TACE + 3-DCRT
Wu et al[17], 2012	China	Retrospective study	43/7	51/5	TACE + stenting	TACE + stenting + I125
Xiang et al[9], 2017	China	Prospective study	9/6	8/7	TACE + stenting	TACE
Zhang et al[18], 2008	China	Retrospective study	28/1	15/1	TACE + stenting	TACE + stenting + 3-DCRT
Zhang et al[15], 2009	China	Retrospective study	28/1	15/1	TACE + stenting	TACE + stenting + 3-DCRT
Zhang et al[10], 2011	China	Retrospective study	23/7	22/8	TACE + stenting	TACE
Zhang et al[19], 2016	China	Retrospective study	83/12	178/16	TACE + stenting	TACE + stenting + I125

NG: Not given.