Research Article

Effectiveness and Safety of Avatrombopag in Liver Cancer Patients with Severe Thrombocytopenia: Real-World Data and Challenges

Table 3

Clinicopathological factors associated with platelet count increase effect of avatrombopag.

FactorsNumber (%)Platelet count increase value

Age (years)
 ≤5546 (49.5)42.0 (2.0∼287.0)0.738
 >5547 (50.5)41.0 (2.0∼322.0)

Gender
 Male68 (73.1)40.0 (2.0∼287.0)0.102
 Female25 (26.9)45.0 (17.0∼322.0)

Etiology
 HBV or HCV72 (77.4)41.0 (2.0∼287.0)0.020
 Nonviral21 (22.6)101.0 (23.0∼322.0)

Child-Pugh Grade
 A70 (75.3)41.0 (2.0∼322.0)0.682
 B or C23 (24.7)42.0 (3.0∼284.0)

Combination with TPO or rhIL-11
 Positive30 (32.2)69.0 (2.0∼287.0)0.012
 Negative63 (67.7)35.0 (2.0∼322.0)

Spleen volume index (cm3)
 ≤100041 (44.1)54.0 (2.0∼322.0)0.018
 >100052 (55.9)34.5 (2.0∼287.0)

Baseline platelet count (×109/L)
 <4037 (39.8)42.0 (2.0∼322.0)0.275
 ≥4056 (60.2)39.0 (2.0∼287.0)

ALBI score
 ≤−2.644 (47.3)35.5 (2.0∼322.0)0.131
 >−2.649 (52.7)45.0 (2.0∼287.0)

Values are median (range) and compared by the Mann-WhitneyU test; abbreviations: HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; TPO: thrombopoietin; rhIL-11: recombinant human interleukin-11; P: positive; N: negative; ALBI score: albumin-bilirubin score.