Original Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2012; 18(25): 3215-3222
Published online Jul 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i25.3215
Table 2 Tumor characteristics according to objective response
Objective response group(n = 45)Non-objective response group(n = 38)P value
Mean age ± SD (yr)60.8 ± 11.559.0 ± 9.70.372
Sex (male:female)37:831:70.940
Etiology0.555
HBV/HCV/alcohol/others36/5/1/333/4/0/1
Tumor number0.077
Single/multiple25/2013/25
Tumor size (cm)4.4 ± 2.311.2 ± 4.90.000
Portal vein thrombosis0.000
Absent/present42/315/23
Child-Pugh class0.756
A/B38/733/5
Serum AFP3795 ± 1205435951 ± 1061370.054
BCLC stage0.000
A/B/C26/12/70/8/30
Tsuvmax/Lsuvmea0.000
1.90 </≥ 1.9034/119/29