Song 2018.
Methods | Study design: Randomised clinical trial Study duration: January 2016 to January 2017 Duration of follow‐up: 6 months Setting: Hospital |
Participants | Age (mean ± SD, range): TACE + MWA: 53.01 ± 4.54 years; TACE alone: 53.64 ± 3.65 years Male (n/total): TACE + MWA: 19/24; TACE alone: 20/24 |
Interventions | TACE + MWA group (n = 24): TACE: Chemotherapeutic drugs: epirubicin 20‐80 mg and oxaliplatin 100‐150 mg. One to three sessions of TACE were performed for each patient. MWA: The interval between TACE and MWA was 2‐4 weeks. Output power of 40‐60 W, 15‐20 minutes per MWA session TACE group (n = 24): Chemotherapeutic drugs: epirubicin 20‐80 mg and oxaliplatin 100‐150 mg. One to three sessions of TACE were performed for each patient. |
Outcomes | Tumour response Survival rate at 0.5 year after treatment Serum level of AFP |
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. |