Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 51 | 81 |
| Female | 12 | 19 |
| WHO performance status | ||
| 0 | 20 | 32 |
| 1 | 30 | 48 |
| 2 | 13 | 21 |
| Cirrhosis: Child–Pugh class | ||
| A | 52 | 83 |
| B | 11 | 17 |
| Raised AFP | 50 | 79 |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 40 | 63 |
| Asian | 14 | 22 |
| African | 1 | 2 |
| Polynesian or Melanesian | 4 | 6 |
| Other | 4 | 6 |
| Possible causes of HCC a | ||
| Alcoholic liver disease | 14 | 22 |
| Hepatitis | 40 | 63 |
| HBsAg and no antibody to HCV | 16 | 25 |
| Antibody to HCV and no HBsAg | 9 | 14 |
| HBsAg and antibody to HCV | 3 | 5 |
| No HBsAg or antibody to HCV | 6 | 10 |
| Unclassified | 6 | 10 |
| Haemochromatosis | 4 | 6 |
| Other | 7 | 11 |
| Most recent treatment for HCC | ||
| No previous therapy | 31 | 49 |
| Surgery | 5 | 8 |
| Chemotherapy | 1 | 2 |
| Local ablation | 7 | 11 |
| Chemoembolisation | 4 | 6 |
| Other | 15 | 24 |
HBsAg=hepatitis B surface antigen; HCC=hepatocellular carcinoma; HCV=hepatitis C virus; WHO=World Health Organisation.
a
Some patients had several causes.