Table 3 Clinical characteristics of patients in blood analysis
| Parameters |
Group 1a (n = 4) |
Group 2b (n = 18) |
Group 3c (n = 6) |
Group 4d (n = 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 58.75 ± 12.12 | 61.05 ± 6.33 | 55.5 ± 6.16 | 60 ± 6.36 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| Female | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| PVTTe | ||||
| Yes | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| No | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| BCLCf | ||||
| A | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| B | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Child–Pugh | ||||
| A | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| B | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan criteria | ||||
| Yes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 3 | 16 | 5 | 4 |
| Total tumor diameter (mm) | ||||
| < 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 30–50 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| > 50 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| Number of lesions | ||||
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ≥ 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |