Jiang 2015b.
Methods | Study design: Randomised clinical trial Study duration: Not reported Duration of follow‐up: 2 years Setting: Hospital |
Participants | Age (mean ± SD, range): TACE + RFA: 63.65 ± 9.31 years, 41‐82 years; TACE alone: 62.18 ± 9.07 years, 43‐79 years Male (n/total): TACE + RFA: 17/30; TACE alone: 16/30 Tumour diameter (mean ± SD, range): TACE + RFA: 5.07 ± 1.13 cm, 3‐10.5 cm, TACE: 5.12 ± 1.04 cm, 2.8‐10.6 cm TNM stage (patients): Stage Ⅰ: TACE + RFA: 10; TACE: 9 Stage Ⅱ: TACE + RFA: 12; TACE: 14 Stage Ⅲ: TACE + RFA: 7; TACE: 7 Child‐Pugh Class (patients): Class A: TACE + RFA: 25; TACE alone: 23 Class B: TACE + RFA: 5; TACE alone: 7 |
Interventions | TACE + RFA group (n = 30): TACE: Chemotherapeutic drugs: oxaliplatin 100‐150 mg and theprubicin 40‐60 mg. Two sessions of TACE were performed, with an interval of one month. RFA: The interval between TACE and RFA was 2 weeks. RANDIONICS system. Output power of 0‐200 W and frequency of 480 kHz TACE group (n = 30): Chemotherapeutic drugs: oxaliplatin 100‐150 mg and theprubicin 40‐60 mg. Two sessions of TACE were performed, with an interval of one month. |
Outcomes | Tumour response: measured by contrast‐enhanced CT at 1 month after treatment 1‐ and 2‐year survival rates Progression‐free survival |
Notes | Country of study: China
Source of funding: None There was insufficient information available to satisfactorily determine the method of randomisation and the study data could not be verified. We have attempted to contact the study authors for more information, but so far, we have not been successful in doing this. |