| OS | overall survival |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| ORR | overall response rate |
| DCR | disease control rate |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| BCLC | Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer |
| TACE | transarterial chemoembolization |
| mTKI | multiple tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein-1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death ligand-1 |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| AFP | α-fetoprotein |
| ICI | immune checkpoint inhibitor |
| CR | complete response |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| Vp | portal vein tumour plug |
| MTM | macrotrabecular-massive |
| ESMO | European Society for Medical Oncology |
| EASL | European Association for the Study of the Liver |
| AASLD | American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases |
| JSH | Japanese Society of Hepatology |
| ABC conversion | atezolizumab plus bevacizumab followed by curative conversion |