Impact of alcohol consumption on treatment outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma patients with viral hepatitis who underwent transarterial chemoembolization

Table 2 Comparison of tumor characteristics and response between patients with viral hepatitis only (group A) and those with viral hepatitis concurrent with alcohol consumption (group B)

Variables	Group A (n = 53), %	Group (n = 16), %	P value
Multinodular (> 1 lesion)	44 (83.0)	14 (87.5)	1.000
Largest tumor size (cm): Median (IQR)	5.3 (3.7 to 9.0)	4.3 (2.6 to 9.0)	0.399
Largest tumor sized > 5 cm	27 (50.9)	9 (56.2)	0.710
Number of TACE sessions: median (IQR)	2 (1 to 3)	2 (1 to 3)	0.301
Achieved complete respond	13 (24.5)	0 (0)	0.030

IQR: Interquartile range; TACE: Transarterial chemoembolization.