Table 2.
Cox proportional-hazard regression analysis of the relationship between clinicopathologic parameters and overall survival rate of 86 HCCs after TACE
| Clinicopathologic Parameters | Unvariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR (95% CI) | P-value | RR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
| High p-STAT3 expression in tumor tissue | 4.317(2.286- 8.153) | < 0.001 | 2.292(1.259-4.365) | < 0.001 | |
| Advanced TNM staging | 3.013(1.689-4.425) | 0.008 | 2.652(1.328-3.328) | 0.007 | |
| Intrahepatic metastases | 1.377(1.082-2.185) | 0.032 | 0.925(0.329-2.022) | 0.062 | |
| PVTT | 2.357(1.587-3.357) | 0.005 | 2.198(1.368-4.258) | 0.017 | |
| TACE times | 3.025(1.787-5.325) | < 0.001 | 2.558(1.275-5.658) | 0.022 | |