Table 1 Patient characteristics
Variables | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 45 (58.4) |
Female | 32 (41.6) |
Age (years) | |
Median | 62 |
Range | 42–88 |
ECOG performance status | |
0 | 60 (77.9) |
1 | 11 (14.3) |
2–3 | 6 (7.8) |
Child-Pugh class | |
A | 56 (72.7) |
B | 21 (27.3) |
Viral etiology | |
Hepatitis B virus | 51 (66.2) |
Hepatitis C virus | 14 (18.2) |
Others | 12 (15.6) |
Alpha-fetoprotein (ng/mL) | |
< 200 | 58 (75.3) |
≥ 200 | 19 (24.7) |
Tumor size (cm) (n=84) | |
Median | 2.4 |
Range | 0.8–5.6 |
≤ 3 cm | 59 (70.2) |
> 3 cm | 25 (29.8) |