Table 2.
Substaging of intermediate-stage; proposal from japanese society of transcatheter hepatic arterial embolization
| Intermediate-substage | B1 | B2 | B3 |
| Child-Pugh score | 5-6 | 5-8 | 9 |
| 4-of-7 cm criterion | In | In (CP 7-8) | Any |
| or | |||
| Out (CP 5-8) | |||
| 2-yr survival rate | 77.2% | 59.5% | 16.7% |
| Median survival time (mo) | 40.5 | 28.1 | 13.0 |
CP: Child-Pugh.