Table 2.
HCC tumor characteristics | HCC group (n = 137) |
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HCC size (mm), mean, SD | |
At diagnosis | 33.1, 2.9 |
At treatment | 31.2, 2.8 |
AFP (ng/ml) at diagnosis | 751.6, 665.6 |
Tumor present at HCV treatment, n (%) | 64 (47) |
Active tumor* present at HCV treatment, n (%) | 59 (43) |
BCLC stage at HCV treatment, n (%) | |
0 | 3 (5) |
A | 40 (63) |
B | 14 (22) |
C | 5 (8) |
D | 1 (2) |
Number of lesions, n (%) | |
0–1 | 120 (73) |
2–3 | 27 (20) |
4 or more | 8 (6) |
Metastatic disease, n (%) | 2 (1) |
Treatments received** | |
Resection | 18 (13) |
OLT | 77 (56) |
Y90 | 83 (61) |
TACE | 25 (18) |
HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; AFP, alpha fetoprotein; BCLC, Barcelona Clinic Liver Clinic; OLT, orthotopic liver transplant; Y90, radioembolization; TACE, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization.
Active tumor was defined as arterial enhancement and venous washout on tri-phasic CT, contrast-enhanced MRI imaging, or the existence of active tumor onexplant pathology.
Patients may have received multiple therapies.