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Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

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"last update: 28 April 2024"                                                                                                         Download Guideline

- Evidence assessment

According to WHO handbook for Guidelines we used the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) approach to assess the quality of a body of evidence, develop and report recommendations. GRADE methods are used by WHO because these represent internationally agreed standards for making transparent recommendations. Detailed information on GRADE is available through the on the following sites: 

▪️ GRADE working group:https://www.gradeworkinggroup.org/

▪️ GRADE online training modules: http://cebgrade.mcmaster.ca/


◾  Table 1: Quality of evidence in GRADE  


◾  Table 2: Significance of the four levels of evidence  



◾   Table 3: Factors that determine How to upgrade or downgrade the quality of evidence