The Effect of Alcohol Consumption in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Transarterial Chemoembolization

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/%)	value	Alcohol use (N/%)	Alcohol abstinence (N/%)	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