Combined endovascular brachytherapy, sorafenib, and transarterial chemobolization therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumor thrombus

Table 3 Log-rank test and cox regression analysis of factors potentially related to overall survival

	Group A vs Group B
	Log-rank test		Cox regression
Factors	n	P	HR (95%CI)	P
Treatment regimen	-	< 0.001	-	-
EVBT-stenting-TACE-sorafenib	37		0.18 (0.09-0.35)	< 0.001
TACE-sorafenib	31		1	-
Type of tumor		0.466	-	-
Nodular type	59		-	-
Diffuse type	9		-	-
HCC maximum diameter	-	0.320	-	-
≥ 5 cm	45		-	-
< 5 cm	23		-	-
Child-pugh class		0.298	-	-
A	57		-	-
B	11		-	-
ECOG performance status	-	0.125	-	-
0 and 1	59		-	-
2	9		-	-
Extrahepatic metastasis	-	0.742	-	-
Yes	62		-	-
No	6		-	-
Serum AFP level (ng/mL)	-	0.586	-	-
≥ 400	37		-	-
< 400	31		-	-

AFP: Alfa-fetoprotein; ECOG: Eastern cooperative oncology group; TACE: Transarterial chemoembolization.