Survival Analysis: TACE vs. Combination Therapy in HCC

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Both sexes, aged 18-75 years old; (2) HCC was clinically or pathologically diagnosed according to the American Association for Liver Diseases (ASSLD) criteria; (3) One or more tumor lesions could be measured according to modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (mRECIST) on enhanced CT or MRI; (4) For patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B or stage C hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Barcelona, and who are not suitable for surgical resection, it is recommended to undergo transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) or combination therapy involving TACE as the initial treatment; (5)Child-Pugh grade A or B, no hydrothorax, ascites and hepatic encephalopathy requiring treatment; (6) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG-PS) score 0-1; (7) Have enough liver and kidney function in patients with appropriate laboratory indicators: hemoglobin concentration (HGB) hemoglobin, acuity 9.0 g/dl, neutrophils acuity 1500 cells/mm3, PLT 50 \* 109 / L, or serum propagated 28 g/L, or TBIL\< 50umol/L, ALT, AST\< 5 times the upper limit of normal, Bun, Cr\< 1.5 times the upper limit of normal, INR\< 1.7 or PT prolongation \< 4s Exclusion Criteria: 1. Other malignant tumors outside HCC, such as liver metastasis of colon cancer; (2) Child-Pugh grade C; (3) Contraindications to TACE, lenvatinib or tislelizumab; (4) Any active autoimmune diseases or autoimmune disease, thyroid function hyperfunction or decline, which is to be bronchodilator treatment of asthma; (5) There are serious complications, including serious heart, lung, kidney, blood coagulation dysfunction; Important cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease of the definition of New York heart association level 3 or higher, instability during the treatment of myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, unstable angina, etc; (6) Past history of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , Machine pneumonia (e.g., occlusive bronchiolitis), drug pneumonia, idiopathic pneumonia or chest CT screening to find evidence for an active pneumonia; (7) Patients with previous allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation, including patients after liver transplantation; (8) Clinical data absence or incomplete information.