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Table 3 Intrahepatic tumor and PVBTT responses in the two groups

From: Brachytherapy with Iodine-125 seeds for treatment of portal vein-branch tumor thrombus in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Tumor Response

Intrahepatic Tumor

PVBTT

TACE-I-125

TACE

p

TACE-I-125

TACE

p

Complete response (CR)

0

0

 

5

0

 

Partial response (PR)

6

2

 

15

2

 

Stable disease (SD)

19

15

 

11

17

 

Progressive disease (PD)

9

18

 

3

16

 

Objective response rate (ORR) (%)

17.6

5.7

0.188‡

58.9

5.7

< 0.001†*

Disease control rate (DCR) (%)

73.5

48.6

0.034†*

91.2

54.3

0.001†*

  1. * p < 0.05
  2. † Pearson χ2 test was used
  3. ‡ Continuity correction was used
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