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17 September 2021 : Clinical Research  

Factors Associated with Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in 197 Patients Following Transarterial Chemoembolization: A Retrospective Study from a Single Center

Hongsheng Zhang1ABCE*, Xiaodong Zhao2AEF, Wenhai Yu1BC

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929879

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929879

Table 1 Baseline clinicopathological characteristics.

Characteristics, n (%)Total (n=197)Non-ER group (n=66)ER group (n=131)
Sex
 Male167 (84.77)53 (80.30)114 (87.02)
 Female30 (15.23)13 (19.70)17 (12.98)
Age, years, (χ̄±s)58.81±8.7459.26±8.4758.59±8.90
BMI, kg/m
 <23.998 (49.75)22 (33.33)76 (58.02)
 ≥23.999 (50.25)44 (66.67)55 (41.98)
Maximum tumor diameter, cm, M(Q1,Q3)5.90 (3.30, 9.20)3.45 (2.50, 4.70)7.20 (4.80, 11.00)
Adjacent lobe invasion
 No118 (59.90)61 (92.42)57 (43.51)
 Yes79 (40.10)5 (7.58)74 (56.49)
Extrathoracic metastasis
 No191 (96.95)66 (100.00)125 (95.42)
 Yes6 (3.05)0 (0.00)6 (4.58)
Vascular invasion
 No172 (87.31)66 (100.00)106 (80.92)
 Yes25 (12.69)0 (0.00)25 (19.08)
Lymph node metastasis
 No181 (91.88)65 (98.48)116 (88.55)
 Yes16 (8.12)1 (1.52)15 (11.45)
Child-pugh score
 A153 (77.66)63 (95.45)90 (68.70)
 B42 (21.32)3 (4.55)39 (29.77)
 C2 (1.02)0 (0.00)2 (1.53)
BCLC staging
 Very early/early stage64 (32.49)46 (69.70)18 (13.74)
 Intermediate stage99 (50.25)20 (30.30)79 (60.31)
 Advanced/end stage34 (17.26)0 (0.00)34 (25.95)
Follow-up time, months, M (Q1, Q3)20.36 (9.08, 23.51)23.74 (22.79, 24.75)11.80 (6.52, 20.36)
ER – early recurrence; BMI – body mass index; BCLC staging – Barcelona clinic liver cancer staging.

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