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. 2014 May 13;9(5):e92784. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092784

Table 2. Factors associated with overall mortality in patients who receive HAIC or symptomatic treatment.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Hazard ratio 95% CI P Hazard ratio 95% CI P
Age (>65 vs. <65 yrs) 1.175 0.774–1.785 0.449
Sex (Male vs. female) 1.113 0.655–1.890 0.692
Child’s classification (A vs. B) 0.430 0.279–0.662 <0.001 0.537 0.321–0.901 0.019
PV thrombosis (yes vs. no) 1.346 0.880–2.059 0.171
AFP level (>1000 vs <1000 ng/ml) 0.683 0.450–1.036 0.073
Okuda stage (I vs. II–III) 0.608 0.311–1.189 0.146
HAIC vs symptomatic treatment 0.394 0.258–0.603 <0.001 0.321 0.200–0.515 <0.001
CLIP sore (1–3 vs. 4–6) 0.482 0.315–0.736 0.001 0.611 0.375–0.997 0.048
BCLC stage (A–B vs. C–D) 0.562 0.348–0.908 0.018

HAIC: Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy, CLIP: Cancer of the Liver Italian Program, BCLC: Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer.