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Table 2 Treatment modalities before sorafenib therapy

From: Clinical outcomes of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: a retrospective study of routine clinical practice in multi-institutions

Treatment modalities

Subjects (n = 66)

Single treatment, n (%)

40 (61)

 TACE

35 (54)

 Surgery

4 (6)

 Radiation therapy

1 (1)

Multidisciplinary treatment, n (%)

26 (39)

 Surgery followed by TACE

11 (17)

 RFA followed by TACE

8 (12)

 TACE and radiation therapy

4 (6)

 RFA followed by TACE and radiation therapy

2 (3)

 TACE followed by systemic chemotherapy

1 (1)

Treatment session before sorafenib, n (%)

 

 One

14 (21)

 Two

10 (15)

 Three or more

42 (64)

  1. Abbreviations: TACE transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, RFA radiofrequency ablation.