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.
Some patients had several causes.