Observational Study
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2014; 20(32): 11384-11393
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11384
Table 2 Other treatment or medication for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma during the 156 wk follow-up period n (%)
Anti-HCC therapyGroup A untreated (n = 58)Group B 160 mg/d (n = 56)Group C 250 mg/d (n = 54)Total (n = 168)
At least one shown below22 (37.9)17 (30.4)22 (40.7)61 (36.3)
Chemotherapy3 (5.2)4 (7.1)4 (7.4)11 (6.5)
Percutaneous ethanol injection therapy2 (3.4)3 (5.4)3 (5.6)8 (4.8)
Radiofrequency ablation2 (3.4)3 (5.4)3 (5.6)8 (4.8)
Radiotherapy3 (5.2)1 (1.8)1 (1.9)5 (3.0)
Surgical resection5 (8.6)5 (8.9)7 (13.0)17 (10.1)
Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization18 (31.0)11 (19.6)15 (27.8)44 (26.2)
Thalidomide2 (3.4)1 (1.8)1 (1.9)4 (2.4)
Liver transplantation0 (0.0)1 (1.8)1 (1.9)2 (1.2)
Sorafenib1 (1.7)1 (1.8)1 (1.9)3 (1.8)
New clinical trial3 (5.1)1 (1.8)6 (11.3)10 (6.0)