Table 1.

Factors included in each staging system

Staging system	Size	Nodules	Met	PVT	AFP	CH	Alb	Bil	ALP	Ascites	PS
TNM	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Okuda	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
CLIP	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
FRENCH	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
BCLC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
JIS	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
CUPI	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Met: Metastasis; PVT: Portal vein thrombosis; AFP: Alfafetoproteina; Alb: Albumin; Bil: Bilirubin; ALP: Alkaline phosphatise; PS: Performance status; CLIP: Cancer of the Liver Italian Program; BCLC: Barcelona clinic liver cancer classification; CUPI: Chinese University Prognosis Index; JIS: The Japan Integrated Staging; TNM: Classification of malignant tumours; FRENCH: French classification of hepatocellular carcinomas; CH: Child-Pugh.