TableĀ 1

EMBASE search strategies

DatabaseTime span of searchSearch strategy
EMBASE (Ovid SP)1990 to March 2015
  1. exp CYCLOOXYGENASE-2

  2. (cyclo-oxygenase-2* or COX-2*). mp.[mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, original title, drug trade name, drug manufacturer]

  3. 1 or 2

  4. (gene* or polymorphism* or variation* or genotype* or genetic* or mutation*).mp.[mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, original title, drug trade name, drug manufacturer]

  5. exp liver cell carcinoma/

  6. exp liver tumour/

  7. (((liver or hepatic or hepatocellular or hepato-cellular) and (carcinom* or cancer* or neoplasm* or malign* or tumo*)) or HCC).mp.[mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer]

  8. 5 or 6 or 7

  9. 3 and 4 and 8

  • HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.