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. 2016 Aug 23;7(50):83806–83816. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.11514

Table 5. Factors associated with survival in unresectable HCC patients treated with TACE+sorafenib.

Univariate Multivariate
HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value
Tumor size (cm)
 <5 Ref Ref
 ≥5 2.09(1.52-2.85) <0.001 1.54(1.11-2.14) 0.01
PVTT
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 1.78(1.29-2.47) 0.001 1.1(0.78-1.56) 0.583
Extrahepatic metastasis
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 1.54(1.05-2.27) 0.027 1.08(0.72-1.61) 0.707
Duration of sorafenib treatment 0.89(0.87-0.91) <0.001 0.9(0.87-0.92) <0.001

PVTT, portal vein tumor thrombus

No significant affect in survival were found in age, gender, α-fetoprotein, Child-Pugh, tumor number, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group status.