Korean J Radiol.  2008 Dec;9(6):534-540. 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.6.534.

Multivariate Analysis of the Predictors of Survival for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization: Focusing on Superselective Chemoembolization

• Ji SK
• Cho YK
• Ahn YS
• Kim MY
• Park YO
• Kim JK
• Kim WT

• KMID: 1118875
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2008.9.6.534

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
While the prognostic factors of survival for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) are well known, the clinical significance of performing selective TACE for HCC patients has not been clearly documented. We tried to analyze the potential factors of disease-free survival for these patients, including the performance of selective TACE. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 151 patients with HCC who underwent TACE were retrospectively analyzed for their disease-free survival (a median follow-up of 23 months, range: 1-88 months). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed for 20 potential factors by using the Cox proportional hazard model, including 19 baseline factors and one procedure-related factor (conventional versus selective TACE). The parameters that proved to be significant on the univariate analysis were subsequently tested with the multivariate model. RESULTS: Conventional or selective TACE was performed for 40 and 111 patients, respectively. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that tumor multiplicity, venous tumor thrombosis and selective TACE were the only three independent significant prognostic factors of disease-free survival (p = 0.002, 0.015 and 0.019, respectively). CONCLUSION: In our study, selective TACE was a favorable prognostic factor for the disease-free survival of patients with HCC who underwent TACE.

Keyword

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Survival; Therapy; Chemoembolization

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/administration & dosage
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/mortality/*therapy
*Chemoembolization, Therapeutic
Contrast Media/administration & dosage
Disease-Free Survival
Doxorubicin/administration & dosage
Female
Humans
Iodized Oil/administration & dosage
Liver Neoplasms/mortality/*therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis

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