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

Wang 2018c.

Methods Study design: Randomised clinical trial
Study duration: January 2016 to January 2017
Duration of follow‐up: 1 year
Setting: Hospital
Participants Inclusion criteria: Tumour number ≤ 3; tumour diameter of 5‐9 cm
Exclusion criteria: With mental diseases; abnormal cardiac function
Age (mean ± SD, range): TACE + RFA: 47.6 ± 6.8 years, 23‐66 years; TACE alone: 48.7 ± 6.5 years, 22‐68 years
Male (n/total): TACE + RFA: 40/50; TACE alone: 36/50
Child‐Pugh Class (patients):
Class A: TACE + RFA: 11; TACE: 10
Class B: TACE + RFA: 4; TACE: 5
Interventions TACE + RFA group (n = 50):
TACE: Chemotherapeutic drugs: oxaliplatin, mitomycin, and adriamycin
RFA: Ultrasound‐guided RFA
TACE group (n = 50):
Chemotherapeutic drugs: oxaliplatin, mitomycin, and adriamycin
Outcomes Tumour response, classified as complete response, partial response, stable disease, and progression
Quality of life
1‐year survival rate
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.