Table 1. Baseline patient characteristics.

Characteristic	Value
Median age in years [range]	58 [34–69]
Gender (male/female)	26/4
Status (alive/dead)	24/6
PD-L1 expression: +/−/NA	10/13/7
Targeted deep sequencing	30
Smoker or ex-smoker/non-smoker	7/23
Never-drinker/ever drinker	18/12
Hepatitis (positive/never)	24/6
CCLC stage (Ia/Ib/IIa/IIb/IIIa)	10/7/7/1/4
BCLC stage (A/B)	12/17
Tumor number (1/2–3/over 3)	19/5/4
Tumor location (SF/C/DC/HF/R)	10/4/5/8/3
Median (range) tumor size, cm	5.5 (1.7–13)
Microvascular invasion (yes/no)	12/18
α-fetoprotein (AFP) >20 μg/L	17

NA, not available; SF, sigmoid flexure; C, cecum; DC, descending colon; HF, hepatic flexure; R, rectum.