TABLE 1

Demographic and Baseline Characteristics of Patients (n = 36)

Clinical variableValue
Age68 ± 9 (y)
Sex
 Male28
 Female8
Underlying liver disease
 Alcohol17
 Hepatitis C8
 Hemochromatosis2
 Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis7
 Biliary1
 Noncirrhotic1
Child classification
 A30
 B76
Tumor distribution
 Unifocal18
 Multifocal16
 Diffuse2
Mean tumor size ± SD (cm)7.1 ± 5.5
PVT
 Yes16
 No20
Alpha-fetoprotein level (kIU/L)
 Mean ± SD6,667 ± 17,111
 Median39
CLIP classification (stages 0–4)
 08
 113
 29
 34
 42
Barcelona Clinic liver cancer classification
 A2 (recurrences)
 B18
 C16