Table 4.
Variables | HCC group on anti-viral therapy (n = 9) | HCC group on no therapy (n = 4) |
Mean age ± SD, yr | 53.2 ± 8.5 | 46.5 ± 20.5 |
Male: female | 7:2 | 2:2 |
HBeAg negative | 8/9 | 4/4 |
Undetectable HBV DNA | 8/9 | 0/4 |
Cirrhosis | 4/9 | 0/4 |
Invasive HCC | 3/9 | 4/4 |
Tumor: | ||
Well differentiation | 6/9 | 1/4 |
Moderate differentiation | 3/9 | 3/4 |
Intrahepatic HBcAg staining | ||
(+) Only in tumor tissues | 4/9 | 1/4 |
(+) Only in non-tumor tissues | 3/9 | 1/4 |
(+) Both in tumor and non-tumor tissues | 2/9 | 2/4 |
Intrahepatic HBsAg staining | ||
(+) Only in tumor tissues | 1/9 | 0/4 |
(+) Only in non-tumor tissues | 3/9 | 2/4 |
(+) Both in tumor and non-tumor tissues | 3/9 | 1/4 |
SD: Standard deviation; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen; HBcAg: Hepatitis B core antigen; HBeAg: Hepatitis B envelop antigen.