Table 2. The prognosis of 31 patients with HCC.
| Classification | Patient number | Number of recurrence/metastasis | Number of no recurrence and no metastasis | The rate of recurrence or metastasis | P-value | Number of death | Number of survival | The mortality rate | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTC+ group | 25 | 22 | 3 | 88.0% | 0.002a | 16 | 9 | 64.0% | 0.007a |
| CTC− group | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16.7% | 0 | 6 | 0.0% |
31 HCC patients received resection of liver cancer or hepatic artery chemoembolization. All patients were followed up for no less than 1 year
a
P-value from the Fisher's exact test