Table 1.

Patient and tumor characteristics. HBV:hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; AFP: α-fetoprotein.

Total number of patients	19
Gender
• Male	14
• Female	5
Age (years)
• Range	51–69
• Median	61
Performance status
• 0	1
• 1	10
• 2	8
Etiology of cirrhosis
• HBV	1
• HCV	16
• Alcohol	2
Child-Pugh score
• 10	4
• 11	2
• 12	8
• 13	3
• 14	2
Number of tumors
• Solitary	14
• Multiple	5
Tumor size (mm)
• Range	25–80
• Median	40
Serum AFP value (ng/ml)
• Range	2–12,539
• Median	93