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

Wang 2017d.

Methods Study design: Randomised clinical trial
Study duration: October 2012 to July 2016
Duration of follow‐up: Not reported
Setting: Hospital
Participants Age (mean ± SD, range): TACE + RFA: 55.9 ± 5.72 years, 43‐70 years; TACE: 56.2 ± 5.02 years, 45‐68 years
Male (n/total): TACE + RFA: 13/20; TACE alone: 11/20
Interventions TACE + RFA group (n = 20):
TACE: Chemotherapeutic drugs: cisplatin 50 mg, mitomycin 8 mg, and adriamycin 10 mg
RFA: The interval between TACE and RFA was 2 weeks. 15‐20 minutes per RFA session
TACE group (n = 20):
Chemotherapeutic drugs: cisplatin 50 mg, mitomycin 8 mg, and adriamycin 10 mg
Outcomes Serum level of AFP
Tumour response, classified as complete response, partial response, stable disease, and progression
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.