Transarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Stage B1 Intermediate Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 3

Types and treatments of tumor progression.

	TACE-RFA (n = 209)	TACE (n = 195)	value
Types of tumor progression
Intrahepatic	92	94	0.608
Extrahepatic	14	18	0.385
Both	3	6	0.327
Treatment of tumor progression
RFA	21	8	0.031
TACE	64	85	0.067
Sorafenib	19	17	1.000
Chemotherapy	4	5	0.745
Conservative treatment	1	3	0.359

Data values represent the number of patients. TACE: transarterial chemoembolization; RFA: radiofrequency ablation.