Table 1.

BCLC classification in patients diagnosed with HCC

Very early stage	PS 0, Child-Pugh A, single HCC <2 cm
Early stage	PS 0, Child-Pugh A to B, single HCC or 3 HCCs <3 cm
Intermediate stage	PS 0, Child-Pugh A to B, multinodular HCC
Advanced stage	PS 1 to 2, Child-Pugh A to B, portal neoplastic invasion, nodal metastases, distant metastases
Terminal stage	PS > 2, Child-Pugh C

PS performance status