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.