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Table 4 Post protocol treatment in the sorafenib group and the HAIC group

From: Randomized, phase II trial of sequential hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy and sorafenib versus sorafenib alone as initial therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: SCOOP-2 trial

Post protocol treatment

Sorafenib group (%)

HAIC group (%)

Absent

4 (12)

17 (49)

Present

29 (88)

18 (51)

sorafenib continuation

11 (33)

10 (29)

Resection

0 (0)

1a (3)

RFA

2 (6)

1b (3)

TACE

5 (15)

5c (14)

HAIC

18 (55)

3 (9)

Others

1d (3)

2e (6)

  1. HAIC hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy, RFA radiofrequency ablation, TACE transarterial chemoembolization; Resection as a conversion option were administered in one patient a, RFA in one b, and TACE in two of five patients c; d, One patient participated in a clinical trial examining tivantinib; e, One patient participated in a clinical trial examining tivantinib and another one received percutaneous ethanol injection treatment (PEIT)