Table 2.
Tumor response at 6 months after undergoing transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) between the two groups before and after propensity score matching.
| Tumor response | Before matching | After matching | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol use (N/%) | Alcohol abstinence (N/%) | P value | Alcohol use (N/%) | Alcohol abstinence (N/%) | P value | |
| Complete response | 9 (8.9) | 26 (17.0) | 0.067 | 9 (9.2) | 19 (19.4) | 0.041 |
| Partial response | 34 (36.7) | 62 (40.5) | 0.270 | 33 (33.7) | 32 (32.7) | 0.879 |
| Stable disease | 40 (39.6) | 49 (32.0) | 0.215 | 39 (39.8) | 32 (32.6) | 0.298 |
| Progressive disease | 18 (17.8) | 16 (10.5) | 0.092 | 17 (17.3) | 15 (15.3) | 0.699 |
| Objective rate | 42.6% | 57.5% | 0.003 | 42.9% | 52% | 0.198 |