Research Article

[Retracted] Prognostic Comparison between cTACE and H101-TACE in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): A Propensity-Score Matching Analysis

Table 2

Comparison of baseline characteristics between the two cohorts following matching.

H101-TACE
()
c-TACE
()

Age (years), 0.989
Gender, (%)0.710
 Male33 (91.7)31 (86.1)
 Female3 (8.3)5 (13.9)
HBV, (%)1.000
 Absent00 (4.1)
 Present36 (100)36 (100)
, (%)1.000
 028 (77.8)28 (77.8)
 18 (22.2)8 (22.2)
 20 (0)0 (0)
Child-Pugh, (%)0.605
 A24 (66.7)27 (75)
 B12 (33.3)9 (25)
BCLC, (%)1.000
 B25 (69.4)25 (69.4)
 C11 (30.6)11 (30.6)
Tumor number, (%)1.000
 ≤318 (50)17 (47.2)
 >318 (50)19 (52.8)
Tumor size (cm), (%)0.813
 <519 (52.8)21 (58.3)
 ≥517 (47.2)15 (41.7)
Tumor thrombus, (%)1.000
 Absent34 (94.4)34 (94.4)
 Present2 (5.6)2 (5.6)
Lymph node metastasis, (%)0.767
 Absent28 (77.8)30 (83.3)
 Present8 (22.2)6 (16.7)
Distant metastasis, (%)0.478
 Absent33 (91.7)30 (83.3)
 Present3 (8.3)6 (16.7)
Alpha-fetoprotein (ng/ml), (%)1.000
 <40022 (61.1)22 (61.1)
 ≥40014 (38.9)14 (38.9)
TB, 0.026
ALB, 0.899
ALT, 0.644
AST, 0.165
PT, 0.421
Ascites, (%)0.710
 Absent31 (86.1)33 (91.7)
 Present5 (13.9)3 (8.3)

Abbreviations: ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Cohort; HBV: hepatitis B virus; BCLC: Barcelona clinic liver cancer; AFP: alpha-fetoprotein; TB: total bilirubin; ALB: albumin; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase.