OR

SD + PD

p

Age (years)  Means ± standard deviation Gender (M/F)

 

58.65 ± 8.53

 

56.27 ± 10.75

 

0.426

 Male

16 (34.0%)

31 (66.0%)

0.412

 Female

1 (14.3%)

6 (85.7%)

 

Etiology  HBV + HCV  Alcohol + Idiopathic Type of tumor Single + Massive Diffuse + Multi-nodular PVTT Yes  No Grade of PVTT Vp2  Vp3  Vp4 Child-Pugh Class A B + C Albumin (g/dL) ≥ 3.5 〈 3.5 Bilirubin (mg/dL) ≤ 1.2 〉 1.2 PT (INR) ≤ 1 〉 1 ALT (U/I) 〉 40 ≤ 40 AFP (ng/mL) ≥ 200 〈 200 Ascites Yes No Previous treatment Yes No

 

14 (31.8%) 3 (30.0%)

8 (25.0%) 9 (40.9%)

9 (22.5%) 8 (57.1%)

1 (16.7%) 2 (12.5%) 6 (33.3%)

10 (30.3%) 7 (33.3%)

5 (23.8%) 12 (36.4%)

8 (34.8%) 9 (29.0%)

1 (12.5%) 16 (34.8%)

7 (26.9%) 10 (35.7%)

7 (21.2%) 10 (47.6%)

3 (25.0%) 14 (33.3%)

10 (37.0%) 7 (25.9%)

 

30 (68.2%) 7 (70.0%)

24 (75.0%) 13 (59.1%)

31 (77.5%) 6 (42.9%)

5 (83.3%) 14 (87.5%) 12 (66.7%)

23 (69.7%) 14 (66.7%)

16 (76.2%) 21 (63.6%)

15 (65.2%) 22 (71.0%)

7 (87.5%) 30 (65.2%)

19 (73.1%) 18 (64.3%)

26 (78.8%) 11 (52.4%)

9 (75.0%) 28 (66.7%)

17 (63.0%) 20 (74.1%)

 

1.000

 

0.246

 

0.023

 

0.405

 

1.000

 

0.383

 

0.769

 

0.260

 

0.565

 

0.070

 

0.732

 

0.559

OR: Objective response; SD: Stable disease; PD: Progressive; HBV: Hepatitis B Virus; HCV: Hepatitis C Virus; PVTT: Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis; Vp1: Invasion (or tumor thrombus in) distal to the second order branches of the portalvein, but not of the second order branches; Vp2: Invasion of (or tumor thrombus in) second order branches of the portal vein; Vp3: Invasionof (or tumor thrombus in) first order branches of the portal vein; Vp4: Invasion of (or tumor thrombus in) the main trunk of the portal veinand/or contra-lateral portal vein branch to the primarily involved lobe; PT: Prothrombin Time; INR: International Normalized Ratio; ALT: Alanine Transaminase: AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; HAIC: Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy; 5-FU: Fluorouracil
Table 2: Effect of Pre-treatment Variables on the Therapeutic Effect of HAIC in Patients with Advanced HCC according to the Results of Univariate Analysis.