Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	109630
Country	Thailand

Received	2025-05-19 09:14
Peer-Review Started	2025-05-19 09:14
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2025-06-10 08:34
Revised	2025-06-18 03:01
Second Decision	2025-07-16 02:36
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-07-16 06:48
Articles in Press	2025-07-16 06:48
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2025-07-21 10:18
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2025-08-18 10:04

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Randomized Controlled Trial
Article Title	Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine vs dexamethasone in preventing postembolization syndrome post-transarterial chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma: A randomized controlled trial
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Preeyamas Koonsiripaiboon, Witchakorn Ruamtawee, Nitipon Simasingha, Wasu Tanasoontrarat, Torpong Claimon and Supatsri Sethasine
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Preeyamas Koonsiripaiboon http://orcid.org/0009-0007-9814-7164 Witchakorn Ruamtawee http://orcid.org/0009-0004-8159-1021 Nitipon Simasingha http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7883-3294 Wasu Tanasoontrarat http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1698-4465 Torpong Claimon http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6613-2650 Supatsri Sethasine http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7637-3669
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University Research Fund 1-67
Corresponding Author	Supatsri Sethasine, Associate Professor, MD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, 681 Samsen Road, Dusit 10300, Bangkok, Thailand. supatsri@nmu.ac.th
Key Words	Dexamethasone; Hepatocellular carcinoma; N-acetylcysteine; Postembolization syndrome; Transarterial chemoembolization
Core Tip	N-acetylcysteine significantly reduces the incidence of postembolization syndrome compared with dexamethasone in patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing transarterial chemoembolization; however, both treatments have comparable effects on liver function recovery.
Publish Date	2025-08-18 10:04
Citation	<p>Koonsiripaiboon P, Ruamtawee W, Simasingha N, Tanasoontrarat W, Claimon T, Sethasine S. Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine vs dexamethasone in preventing postembolization syndrome post-transarterial chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma: A randomized controlled trial. <i>World J Gastroenterol</i> 2025; 31(31): 109630</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i31/109630.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i31.109630

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Supplementary Material	109630-supplementary-material.pdf
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