From: Comparison of the efficacy and safety of Transarterial chemoembolization with and without Apatinib for the treatment of BCLC stage C hepatocellular carcinoma
Treatment group
CR
PR
SD
PD
ORR(%)
X2
P
1 month
TACE-apatinib
0
18
6
3
18/27 (66.7)
5.236
0.020
TACE alone
21
14
21/53 (39.6)
3 months
11
10
11/24 (45.8)
5.395
0.021
5
23
6/34 (17.6)