Table 3. Clinical characteristics.
Variables | n | (%) |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 80 | 77.7 |
Female | 23 | 22.3 |
Age (year) | ||
median | 59 | |
range | 21–80 | |
ECOG | ||
0 | 38 | 36.9 |
1 | 65 | 63.1 |
Hepatitis | ||
None | 2 | 1.9 |
HBV | 73 | 70.9 |
HCV | 9 | 8.7 |
Others | 19 | 18.4 |
Liver cirrhosis | ||
No | 32 | 31.1 |
Yes | 71 | 68.9 |
AFP (IU/mL) | ||
≤400 | 67 | 65.0 |
>400 | 36 | 35.0 |
Child-Pugh score before RT | ||
A5 | 61 | 59.2 |
A6 | 30 | 29.1 |
B7 | 12 | 11.7 |
TNM stage | ||
II | 14 | 13.6 |
III | 81 | 78.6 |
IVA | 8 | 7.8 |
Previous treatment | ||
None | 7 | 6.8 |
TACE | 95 | 92.2 |
RFA | 8 | 7.8 |
PEI | 8 | 7.8 |
Chemotherapy | 14 | 13.6 |
Abbreviations: ECOG PS = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; HBV = hepatitis B virus; HCV = hepatitis C virus; PVTT = portal vein tumor thrombosis; AFP = alpha-fetoprotein; TACE = transcarterial chemoembolization; RFA = radiofrequency ablation; PEI = percutaneous ethanol injection