Table 4.
Subgroup | No. of Studies | No. of Patients | Beta | SE | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region | 13 | 175 | 0.15 | 0.34 | .167 |
Age | 13 | 175 | 0.16 | 0.29 | .076 |
Male | 13 | 175 | 0.21 | 0.29 | .048 |
Milan in (%) | 12 | 165 | 0.04 | 0.32 | .165 |
Microvascular invasion (%) | 10 | 122 | 0.17 | 0.38 | .155 |
Down staging before LT (%) | 6 | 70 | 0.51 | 0.44 | .133 |
mTOR-I (%) | 11 | 152 | −0.27 | 0.22 | .377 |
Time to recurrence (months) | 12 | 165 | 0.13 | 0.31 | .107 |
Time to progression (months) | 8 | 112 | 0.57 | 0.29 | .021 |
Time of onset of sorafenib after recurrence (months) | 9 | 131 | 0.26 | 0.30 | .076 |
Initiated dosage (mg/b.i.d.) | 13 | 175 | −0.42 | 0.32 | .892 |
Median duration of sorafenib (months) | 7 | 85 | 0.74 | 0.38 | .021 |
Reduction (%) | 10 | 132 | −0.41 | 0.35 | .89 |
Discontinuation (%) | 11 | 152 | −0.32 | 0.27 | .809 |
Hand–foot skin reaction (%) | 13 | 175 | −0.01 | 0.29 | .178 |
Diarrhea (%) | 13 | 175 | 0.29 | 0.28 | .027 |
Nausea and vomiting (%) | 13 | 175 | −0.03 | 0.29 | .198 |
Fatigue (%) | 13 | 175 | 0.24 | 0.28 | .044 |
Grade 3-4 adverse effects (%) | 13 | 175 | 0.13 | 0.30 | .079 |
Partial response (%) | 13 | 175 | 0.35 | 0.28 | .026 |
Stable disease (%) | 11 | 152 | 0.04 | 0.35 | .239 |
Progression disease (%) | 11 | 152 | −0.17 | 0.34 | .489 |
LT, liver transplantation; SE, standard error.