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. 2020 Sep 24;5(1):122–132. doi: 10.1002/hep4.1606

TABLE 2.

Tumor Characteristics Based on Cirrhosis Status

Trait Overall No Cirrhosis Cirrhosis P Value
N = 1,382 n = 470 n = 770
Alpha‐fetoprotein (ng/dL) (n = 762) 16.0 (4.4, 404.1) 24.5 (4.2, 478.7) 13.4 (4.5, 374.0) 0.64
Maximum tumor size (cm) (n = 917) 4.0 (2.3, 7.6) 5.7 (3.5, 9.8) 3.3 (2.1, 6.0) <0.001
Tumor number (n = 922) 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) 0.01
Unifocal cancer (n = 922) 68.6% 74.4% 66.3% 0.005
Within Milan criteria (n = 859) 52.5% 55.4% 53.1% 0.46
BCLC stage (n = 643)
0 6.2% 5.4% 6.0%
A 33.1% 23.5% 37.1% <0.001
B 32.5% 46.2% 26.7%
C 21.5% 24.2% 19.8%
D 6.8% 0.7% 10.4%
Treatment
Any cancer treatment 71.2% 76.0% 70.5% 0.042
Resection 24.6% 39.4% 14.7% <0.001
Liver transplant 4.1% 0.0% 6.9% <0.001
Ablation 8.8% 3.4% 12.6% <0.001
Transarterial/radiation therapy 43.2% 35.4% 50.3% <0.001
Systemic 6.4% 7.0% 7.3% 0.91
Supportive care only 28.8% 24.% 29.5% 0.042

Data are depicted as mean ± SD, median (interquartile range), or percentages. Some patients underwent multiple treatments.