Chinese Herbal Medicine (Chaihu-Huaji Decoction) Alleviates Postembolization Syndrome following Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization and Improves Survival in Unresectable Hepatocellular Cancer: A Retrospective Study
Table 2
Patient characteristics.
Characteristic
Chaihu-huaji group
Control group
(n=64)
(n=61)
Age (years)
47.51 ± 10.32
46.36 ± 9.67
0.52
Gender
Male
52
51
0.729
Female
12
10
Number of tumors
1
14
20
0.363
2
19
12
3
19
15
12
14
Main tumor size (cm)
6.20 ± 0.85
6.27 ± 0.87
0.648
Child–Pugh class
A
45
40
0.57
B
19
21
KPS
70
15
9
0.572
80
26
24
90
18
22
100
5
6
Background liver disease
HBV infection
48
51
0.411
HCV infection
10
5
Others
6
5
Liver cirrhosis
52
52
0.55
AFP level (ng/mL)
11
8
0.354
100-400
18
12
35
41
Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage
I
7
6
0.733
II
21
23
III
36
32
KPS, Karnofsky performance score; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.
