Efficacy of transcatheter embolization/chemoembolization (TAE/TACE) for the treatment of single hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Rate of complete tumor necrosis according to the size of HCC

Size ofHCC(cm)	n	Completenecrosis(% of patients)	Number oftreatments(mean ± SD)
≤ 2.0	51	69	2.0 ± 1.5
2.1-3.0	35	69	2.2 ± 1.7
3.1-4.0	29	52	2.7 ± 2.0
4.1-5.0	22	68	2.8 ± 1.6
5.1-6.0	11	50	2.0 ± 1.3
> 6.0	14	13	3.3 ± 2.1

Table 2 Kaplan-Meier survival analysis according to the size of HCC

Size ofHCC (cm)	12 mosurvival (%)	24 mosurvival (%)	36 mosurvival (%)
≤ 2.0	87	87	79
2.1-3.0	85	67	54
3.1-4.0	72	58	50
4.1-5.0	88	59	49
5.1-6.0	78	45	30
> 6.0	77	53	26