Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analyses of survival in DEB-TACE group

Variables	Categories	Univariates			Multivariates
		Median OS (days)	χ2	P	HR (95% CI)	P-value
Sex	Male	346	0.018	0.893
	Female	322
Child–Pugh Class	A	370	1.536	0.215
	B	244
Tumor response	PR	534	11.252	0.004	2.051 (1.039–4.047)	0.038
	SD	346
	PD	240
APS grade	1	425	11.442	0.003	3.101 (1.268–7.587)	0.013
	2	346
	3	184
Ascites	Absence	370	0.805	0.369
	Presence	346
PVTT	Absence	370	1.916	0.166
	Presence	333
ALB	>35	322	2.851	0.240
	28–35	346
	<28	371
Total bilirubin	<34	370	11.266	0.001	103.139 (4.658–2283.906)	0.003
	34–51	106
ECOG ps	0	389	1.530	0.465
	1	322
	2	346
Tumor size	<50 mm	534	6.227	0.013
	≥50 mm	322

Abbreviations: ALB, albumin; APS, arterioportal shunt; DEB-TACE, transarterial chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads; ECOG ps, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; OS, overall survival; PD, progression disease; PR, partial response; PVTT, portal venous tumor thrombus; SD, stable disease.