Table 2.

Univariate analysis

	Hazard ratio	95%CI	P value
Child classification (A)	0.217	0.048-0.978	0.0015
No. of HCC (≤5)	0.411	0.204-0.828	0.0129
Tumor type (diffuse)	2.897	1.147-7.313	0.0244
No TAE after RT	2.406	1.001-5.786	0.0498
Initial effect (CR)	0.194	0.043-0.878	0.0625
No surgery before RT	0.6	0.247-1.456	0.2589
No PTA before RT	1.373	0.741-2.544	0.3136
No TAE before RT	0.718	0.358-1.438	0.3494
No PTA after RT	1.372	0.654-2.880	0.4026
KPS (<90)	1.252	0.483-0.262	0.6457
age	1.008	0.971-1.046	0.681
Main trunk invasion	1.049	0.573-1.920	0.8772

CR: complete regression; PR: partial regression; SD: stable disease; PD: progressive disease; TAE: transcatheter arterial embolization; RT: radiation therapy; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; PTA: percutaneous tumor ablation; CI: confidence interval.