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. 2021 Apr;13(4):2339–2350. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-1603

Table 2. Comparison of MPE response between two groups.

Items DEB-BACE group (N=17) Chemotherapy group (N=19) P value*
CR, No. (%) 14 (82.4) 2 (10.5) <0.001
PR, No. (%) 3 (17.6) 8 (42.1) 0.112
Failure, No. (%) 0 (0.0) 9 (47.4) 0.001
Overall efficacy, No. (%) 17 (100.0) 10 (52.6) 0.001

*, Chi-square test. MPE, malignant pleural effusion; DEB-BACE, drug-eluting beads bronchial arterial chemoembolization; CR, complete remission; PR, partial remission; Overall efficacy = CR+PR.