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. 2022 Jan 4;2022(1):CD013345. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013345.pub2

Li 2016a.

Methods Study design: Randomised clinical trial
Study duration: April 2014 to April 2015
Duration of follow‐up: Not reported
Setting: Hospital
Participants Age (mean ± SD, range): TACE + RFA: 46.38 ± 11.54 years, 35‐81 years; TACE alone: 46.56 ± 11.48 years, 36‐81 years
Male (n/total): TACE + RFA: 28/43; TACE alone: 29/42
Child‐Pugh Class (patients):
Class A: TACE + RFA: 18; TACE: 19
Class B: TACE + RFA: 15; TACE: 16
Class C: TACE + RFA: 10; TACE: 7
Interventions TACE + RFA group (n = 43):
TACE: Chemotherapeutic drugs: mitomycin 15 mg and hydroxy camptothecin 15 mg/m2
RFA: The interval between TACE and RFA was 3‐5 weeks.
TACE group (n = 42):
Chemotherapeutic drugs: mitomycin 15 mg and hydroxy camptothecin 15 mg/m2
Outcomes Serum level of AFP
Liver function
Tumour diameter
Adverse events
Recurrence rate
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.