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

Ma 2017.

Methods Study design: Randomised clinical trial
Study duration: May 2014 to June 2016
Duration of follow‐up: 1 year
Setting: Hospital
Participants Age (mean ± SD, range ): TACE + RFA: 55.04 ± 20.13 years, 35‐75 years; TACE: 54.56 ± 19.49 years, 35‐74 years
Male (n/total): TACE + RFA: 21/35; TACE alone: 22/35
Tumour diameter (mean ± SD, range): TACE + RFA: 3.78 ± 2.25 cm, 1.5‐6.0 cm; TACE: 3.81 ± 2.21 cm, 1.6‐6.0 cm
Child‐Pugh Class (patients):
Class A: TACE + RFA: 18; TACE: 20
Class B: TACE + RFA: 17; TACE: 15
Interventions TACE + RFA group (n = 35):
TACE: Chemotherapeutic drugs: oxaliplatin and epirubicin
RFA: The interval between TACE and RFA was 2‐3 weeks. RITA 1500 X system
TACE group (n = 35):
Chemotherapeutic drugs: oxaliplatin and epirubicin
Outcomes Tumour response, according to WHO criteria, measured at 4 weeks after treatment
Adverse events
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.