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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2026; 18(4): 116801
Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.116801
Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.116801
Table 1 Univariate analysis of factors influencing drug-eluting bead-transcatheter arterial chemoembolization efficacy in patients with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization failure/refractoriness and hepatocellular carcinoma, n (%)
| Indicator | Favorable outcome group | Poor outcome group | χ2 | P value |
| Sex | 2.859 | 0.091 | ||
| Male | 52 (81.25) | 21 (65.63) | ||
| Female | 12 (18.75) | 11 (34.38) | ||
| Age | 0.208 | 0.649 | ||
| < 60 | 43 (67.19) | 20 (62.50) | ||
| ≥ 60 | 21 (32.81) | 12 (37.50) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.433 | 0.511 | ||
| < 21 | 18 (28.13) | 7 (21.88) | ||
| ≥ 21 | 46 (71.88) | 25 (78.13) | ||
| Lesion diameter (cm) | 7.862 | 0.005 | ||
| < 5 | 45 (70.31) | 13 (40.63) | ||
| ≥ 5 | 19 (29.69) | 19 (59.38) | ||
| Etiology | 2.041 | 0.360 | ||
| Hepatitis B | 46 (71.88) | 27 (84.38) | ||
| Hepatitis C | 13 (20.31) | 3 (9.38) | ||
| Other disease | 5 (7.81) | 2 (6.25) | ||
| Multiple lesions | 8.116 | 0.004 | ||
| Yes | 17 (26.56) | 18 (56.25) | ||
| No | 47 (73.44) | 14 (43.75) | ||
| Hypertension | 0.618 | 0.432 | ||
| Yes | 21 (32.81) | 8 (25.00) | ||
| No | 43 (67.19) | 24 (75.00) | ||
| Portal vein invasion | 0.025 | 0.874 | ||
| Yes | 19 (29.69) | 9 (28.13) | ||
| No | 45 (70.31) | 23 (71.88) | ||
| Hepatocirrhosis | 1.325 | 0.250 | ||
| Yes | 19 (29.69) | 6 (18.75) | ||
| No | 45 (70.31) | 26 (81.25) | ||
| Child-Pugh classification | 16.200 | < 0.001 | ||
| A | 49 (76.56) | 11 (34.37) | ||
| B | 15 (23.44) | 21 (65.63) | ||
| Preoperative AFP levels (ng/mL) | 7.200 | 0.007 | ||
| < 400 | 46 (71.88) | 14 (43.75) | ||
| ≥ 400 | 18 (28.13) | 18 (56.25) |
Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors influencing drug-eluting bead-transcatheter arterial chemoembolization efficacy in patients with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization failure/refractoriness and hepatocellular carcinoma
| Indicator | β | SE | Wald | OR | P value | 95%CI |
| Lesion diameter | 1.275 | 0.571 | 4.987 | 3.579 | 0.026 | 1.169-10.959 |
| Multiple lesions | 1.503 | 0.579 | 6.732 | 4.496 | 0.009 | 1.444-13.996 |
| Child-Pugh classification | 1.979 | 0.574 | 11.875 | 7.233 | 0.001 | 2.347-22.287 |
| Preoperative AFP levels | 1.581 | 0.578 | 7.473 | 4.859 | 0.006 | 1.564-15.096 |
| Constant | -9.786 | 2.006 | 23.795 | < 0.001 |
- Citation: Liu J, Lu Y, Yin GW, Xu QY, Lu Y. Influencing factors for digital subtraction angiography and cone-beam computed tomography guided bead chemoembolization in resistant liver cancer. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(4): 116801
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i4/116801.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.116801
