Transarterial chemoembolization is ineffective for neuroendocrine tumors metastatic to the caudate lobe: a single institution review

Table 3 Predictors of overall survival after transarterial chemoembolization in patients with liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumors

Patient factor	Univariate analysis	Multivariate analysis
Patient factor	( P value)	( P value)
Presence of caudate metastases	0.031
Age over 50	<0.001	0.004
Gender	0.329
Race	0.170
Comorbidities	0.363
Number of liver segments involved	0.001
Percent of liver involved	<0.001	0.003
Primary resected	<0.001	<0.001
Pancreatic primary	<0.001
Tumor grade	0.422
Presence of lymph node metastases	0.589
Functional tumor	0.047
Presence of extrahepatic disease	0.004

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