Comparison of Long-Term Survival of Patients with Solitary Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma of BCLC Stage A after Liver Resection or Transarterial Chemoembolization: A Propensity Score Analysis

Shao-Liang Zhu, Yang Ke, Yu-Chong Peng, Liang Ma, Hang Li, Le-Qun Li and Jian-Hong Zhong

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 12, 1-13

Abstract: Background: The aim of this study was to compare the long-term outcome of patients with a solitary large (>5 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage A who received liver resection (LR) or transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). Methods: Our study examined 128 patients treated by LR and 90 treated by TACE. To reduce bias in patient selection, we conducted propensity score analysis in the present study and 54 pairs of patients after propensity score matching were generated, their long-term survival was compared using the Kaplan–Meier method. Independent predictors of survival were identified by multivariate analysis. Results: Long-term survival was significantly better for the LR group by log-rank test (P

Date: 2014
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