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Figure 1. Flow diagram of the detailed selection process of this meta-analysis. A total of 11 RCTs^[11-21][Table 1] were included in the study. There were 691 eligible patients, of whom 357 received TACE with RFA, and 334 received TACE alone. The baseline characteristics of the trials included in the meta-analysis are shown in Table 1. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration Tool