Case Control Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2023; 15(7): 1340-1353
Published online Jul 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i7.1340
Table 2 Pretransplant treatments, n (%)

Before PSM
After PSM
HCC (n = 141)
cHCC-CC (n = 111)
P value
HCC (n = 70)
cHCC-CC (n = 70)
P value
Locoregional therapy prior to LT112 (79.4)74 (66.7)0.0350 (71.4)52 (74.3)0.849
TACE102 (72.3)65 (58.6)0.02345 (64.3)46 (65.7)0.859
Liver resection24 (17.0)20 (18.0)0.86810 (14.3)14 (20.0)0.502
RFA46 (32.6)17 (15.3)0.00217 (24.3)12 (17.1)0.404
Radiation therapy13 (9.2)8 (7.2)0.656 (8.6)6 (8.6)0.618
Number of locoregional therapies before LT > 356 (39.7)34 (30.6)0.14727 (38.6)26 (37.1)0.862
AFP > 20 ng/mL37 (26.2)56 (50.5)< 0.00123 (32.9)25 (35.7)0.859
PIVKA-II > 40 mAU/mL50 (35.5)40 (39.2)0.59130 (42.9)19 (30.2)0.152