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

Song 2019.

Methods Study design: Randomised clinical trial
Study duration: March 2015 to February 2016
Duration of follow‐up: 2 years
Setting: Hospital
Participants Inclusion criteria: Diagnosed as HCC by images; be willing to sign a written informed consent document
Age (mean ± SD, range): TACE + RFA: 57.86 ± 5.42 years, 25‐70 years; TACE alone: 57.96 ± 5.85 years, 26‐71 years
Male (n/total): TACE + RFA: 19/32; TACE alone: 20/32
Interventions TACE + RFA group (n = 32):
TACE: TACE comprised of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy and hepatic artery embolisation
RFA: CT‐guided RFA. Multiple RFA treatments were performed for each patient, with an interval of 1‐2 weeks
TACE group (n = 32):
TACE comprised of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy and hepatic artery embolisation
Outcomes Serum level of AFP
Tumour diameter
1‐ and 2‐year survival 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.