Title: Embolization alone is as effective as TACE for unresectable HCC: systematic review and
meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails
Version: 1 Date: 26 Nov 2023
Reviewer's report:
In this manuscript, Wang and colleagues compare the effectiveness of TACE with TAE alone
for unresectable HCC. This manuscript has significance because the authors’ analyses suggested
that TAE, which was simpler, cheaper, and safer than TACE, was as effective as TACE. I offer
a few comments outlined below that need to be addressed before considering publication.
Specific comments
1. Table 1: Please clarify the country these articles are from to understand the racial background
of these studies.
2. Page 6, Line 21: The authors excluded two studies. Which from did they exclude studies? They
excluded from not six studies but 42 articles. Please clarify the other reasons to avoid confusion.
3. Please include the table that compares the major complications of TACE and TAE.
Title: Embolization alone is as effective as TACE for unresectable HCC: systematic review and
meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails
Version: 1 Date: 26 Nov 2023
Reviewer's report:
In this manuscript, Wang and colleagues compare the effectiveness of TACE with TAE alone
for unresectable HCC. This manuscript has significance because the authors’ analyses suggested
that TAE, which was simpler, cheaper, and safer than TACE, was as effective as TACE. I offer
a few comments outlined below that need to be addressed before considering publication.
Specific comments
1. Table 1: Please clarify the country these articles are from to understand the racial background
of these studies.
2. Page 6, Line 21: The authors excluded two studies. Which from did they exclude studies? They
excluded from not six studies but 42 articles. Please clarify the other reasons to avoid confusion.
3. Please include the table that compares the major complications of TACE and TAE.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Embolization alone is as effective as TACE for unresectable HCC: systematic review and
meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails
Version: 1 Date: 26 Nov 2023
Reviewer's report:
In this manuscript, Wang and colleagues compare the effectiveness of TACE with TAE alone
for unresectable HCC. This manuscript has significance because the authors’ analyses suggested
that TAE, which was simpler, cheaper, and safer than TACE, was as effective as TACE. I offer
a few comments outlined below that need to be addressed before considering publication.
Specific comments
1. Table 1: Please clarify the country these articles are from to understand the racial background
of these studies.
2. Page 6, Line 21: The authors excluded two studies. Which from did they exclude studies? They
excluded from not six studies but 42 articles. Please clarify the other reasons to avoid confusion.
3. Please include the table that compares the major complications of TACE and TAE.
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