Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 76)

Age (years),

 median (range)

71 (45–86)

Sex

 Male

58

 Female

18

Performance status

 0

55

 1

18

 2

3

Etiology

 Hepatitis C virus

41

 Hepatitis B virus

20

 Alcoholic

4

 Drug-induced

1

 Non-B non-C

10

Child–Pugh score

 5

47

 6

21

 7

6

 8

2

ALBI grade

 1

47

 2a

10

 2b

19

AFP (ng/mL),

 median (range)

79.6 (1.1–140,000.0)

DCP (mAU/mL),

 median (range)

126.5 (12.0–60725.0)