Table 1.
Characteristics of 74 HCC patients
| Characteristics | Number of cases (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 56 (75.7) |
| Female | 18 (24.3) |
| Age (years) | |
| ≤60 | 40 (54.1) |
| >60 | 34 (45.9) |
| ECOG scale | |
| 0 and 1 scores | 70 (94.6) |
| 2 score | 4 (5.4) |
| History of hepatitis B | |
| Yes | 62 (83.8) |
| No | 12 (16.2) |
| BCLC staging | |
| 0 | 15 (20.3) |
| A | 59 (79.7) |
| Prior TACE | |
| Yes | 12 (16.2) |
| No | 62 (83.8) |
| GTV (mL) | |
| ≤7.5 | 14 (18.9) |
| >7.5 | 60 (81.1) |
| Total liver volume (mL) | |
| ≤1,162 | 25 (33.8) |
| >1,162 | 49 (66.2) |
| Normal liver volume (mL) | |
| ≤1,148 | 29 (39.2) |
| >1,148 | 45 (60.8) |
| Number of lesions | |
| 1 | 67 (90.5) |
| >1 | 7 (9.5) |
| Intrahepatic progression | |
| Yes | 12 (16.2) |
| No | 62 (83.8) |
Abbreviations: BCLC, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; GTV, gross tumor volume; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; TACE, transarterial chemoembolization.