Short-term efficacy assessment of transarterial chemoembolization combined with radioactive iodine therapy in primary hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Comparison of changes in tumor lengths in the two groups of patients

Group	n	Before treatment	After 1 mo of treatment	After 3 mo of treatment
Study group	49	6.31 ± 2.00	4.11 ± 1.42	2.20 ± 1.04
Control group	49	6.14 ± 1.89	4.78 ± 1.50	2.81 ± 0.95
t value		0.432	-2.271	-3.031
P value		0.666	0.025	0.003

Data are presented as mean ± SD, in cm. Control group: Treated with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE); Study group: Treated with TACE and radioactive iodine implantation.