Research Article

Survival after Locoregional Treatments for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Cohort Study in Real-World Patients

Table 2

Effectiveness of locoregional treatment on overall survival in Cox proportional hazard model adjusted by propensity score.

ModelHR (95% CI) 𝑃

RFA versus PEI
( 𝑛 = 4 7 + 2 3 9 )
1.11 (0.79–1.57)0.53
Surgery versus RFA/PEI
( 𝑛 = 3 4 + 2 5 5 )
0.95 (0.64–1.41)0.79
TAE/TACE versus RFA/PEI
( 𝑛 = 8 0 + 2 8 7 )
0.88 (0.66–1.17)0.38

PEI: percutaneous ethanol injection, RFA radiofrequency ablation, TACE/TAE: transarterial embolization with (TACE) or without (TAE) chemotherapy.