Reviewer's report
Title:Radiofrequency Ablation Following First-Line Transarterial Arterial
Chemoembolization for Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Beyond the Milan Criteria
Version: 2Date:15 July 2013
Reviewer: Shunsuke Nojiri
Reviewer's report:
Major
The author showed the benefit combination therapy of TACE and RFA but there
were no novel data and samples were too small to discuss.
Minor
In the part of Introduction and Discussion there are a lot of same discussions. the
author should combine these parts.
There are many parts that are grammatical mistakes.
Level of interest: An article of insufficient interest to warrant publication in a
scientific/medical journal
Quality of written English: Not suitable for publication unless extensively edited
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests
Reviewer's report
Title:Radiofrequency Ablation Following First-Line Transarterial Arterial
Chemoembolization for Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Beyond the Milan Criteria
Version: 2Date:15 July 2013
Reviewer: Shunsuke Nojiri
Reviewer's report:
Major
The author showed the benefit combination therapy of TACE and RFA but there
were no novel data and samples were too small to discuss.
Minor
In the part of Introduction and Discussion there are a lot of same discussions. the
author should combine these parts.
There are many parts that are grammatical mistakes.
Level of interest: An article of insufficient interest to warrant publication in a
scientific/medical journal
Quality of written English: Not suitable for publication unless extensively edited
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests
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Reviewer's report
Title:Radiofrequency Ablation Following First-Line Transarterial Arterial
Chemoembolization for Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Beyond the Milan Criteria
Version: 2Date:15 July 2013
Reviewer: Shunsuke Nojiri
Reviewer's report:
Major
The author showed the benefit combination therapy of TACE and RFA but there
were no novel data and samples were too small to discuss.
Minor
In the part of Introduction and Discussion there are a lot of same discussions. the
author should combine these parts.
There are many parts that are grammatical mistakes.
Level of interest: An article of insufficient interest to warrant publication in a
scientific/medical journal
Quality of written English: Not suitable for publication unless extensively edited
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests
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