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Transarterial Embolization Versus Symptomatic Treatment in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma:
Results of a Randomized, Controlled Trial in a Single Institution
table 3.

Probability of Survival of the Patients According to Their Baseline Characteristics
Baseline Characteristic Probability of Survival
P
2 yr 4 yr Median (mo)
Child-Pugh's class A
  TAE (35) 56% 15% 27
  Control (31) 52% 27% 25 0.95
Child-Pugh's class B
  TAE (5) 0% 0% 7
  Control (9) 44%   13 0.46
Okuda's stage I
  TAE (27) 59% 15% 28
  Control (27) 56% 31% 26 0.64
Okuda's stage II
  TAE (13) 27% 13% 13
  Control (13) 38%   13 0.69
Performance status 0 
  TAE (27) 62% 18% 29
  Control (27) 63% 36% 29 0.91
Performance status 1 
  TAE (11) 27% 0% 9
  Control (11) 27%   18 0.67

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