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Belinson S, Chopra R, Yang Y, et al. Local Hepatic Therapies for Metastases to the Liver From Unresectable Colorectal Cancer [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2012 Dec. (Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 93.)

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Appendix EAbbreviations and Acronyms

3D

three-dimensional

AE

adverse events

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

CEA

carcinoembryonic antigen

CER

comparative effectiveness review

CRC

colorectal cancer

CRT

conformal radiotherapy

DEB

drug-eluting beads

DEBIRI

drug-eluting bead, irinotecan

ECOG

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

EORTC

European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer

EPC

Evidence-based Practice Center

FU

fluorouracil

GRADE

Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

Gy

Gray

HAI

hepatic artery infusion

HAM-D

Hamilton rating scale for depression

IMRT

intensity-modulated radiation therapy

KQ(s)

Key Question(s)

LDH

lactic dehydrogenase

LDT

liver-directed therapy(ies)

MAA

99mTc-macro-aggregated albumin scan

MWA

microwave ablation

N

number; no

NA

not available

No

number

PICOTS

Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcomes, Timing, Setting

PFS

progression free survival

PRISMA

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

QOL

quality of life

RCT

randomized, controlled trial

RE

radioembolization

RECIST

Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors

RFA

radiofrequency ablation

SBRT

stereotactic body radiation

SIRT

selective internal radiotherapy

TACE

transcatheter arterial chemoembolization

TAE

transarterial embolization

TEP

Technical Expert Panel

TTR

Time to recurrence

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