Fig. 2.

Relative frequencies of different primary reasons for not receiving the initial curative treatment in BCLC 0/A patients (n = 97). Eleven out of 97 patients have additional secondary reasons. Only the primary reasons were used to calculate the relative frequencies in percentage for having the initial noncurative TACE treatment. The codes for reasons not receiving the initial curative treatment are shown in the outer pie chart, and the relative frequencies in percentages are shown in the inner pie chart. The definitions of codes for reasons not receiving the initial curative treatment are available in Table 2. BCLC, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; TACE, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization.