Research Article

The Efficacy of Transarterial Chemoembolization plus Apatinib or Sorafenib in the Treatment of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 3

Adverse events of patients after receiving TACE-S and TACE-A before PSM.

Adverse eventsAll gradesGrades ≥3
TACE-STACE-A valueTACE-STACE-A value

Fever23 (42.6)73 (52.5)0.2161 (1.9)2 (3.7)>0.999
Abdominal pain44 (81.5)112 (80.6)0.8862 (3.7)5 (3.6)0.972
Nausea35 (64.8)98 (70.5)0.4431 (1.9)4 (2.9)0.677
Vomiting24 (44.4)75 (54)0.2351 (1.9)3 (2.2)0.892
Anorexia22 (40.7)61 (46.1)0.6920 (0)0 (0)>0.999
Diarrhea12 (22.2)28 (20.1)0.7490 (0)0 (0)>0.999
Hypertension19 (35.2)68 (48.9)0.0851 (1.9)2 (1.4)>0.999
Fatigue6 (11.1)23 (16.5)0.3430 (0)0 (0)>0.999
Hand-foot skin reaction7 (13.0)21 (15.1)0.7042 (3.7)5 (3.6)0.687
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage0 (0)2 (1.4)>0.9990 (0)0 (0)>0.999
Headache9 (16.7)24 (17.3)0.9210 (0)1 (0.7)>0.999
Proteinuria1 (1.9)3 (2.2)0.8920 (0)0 (0)>0.999

Abbreviations: TACE-S: transarterial chemoembolization combined with sorafenib; TACE-A: transarterial chemoembolization combined with apatinib.