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.