Table 1. . Baseline patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | Patients (n = 50) |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD (n) | 69.8 ± 9.2 (50) |
| Sex, % (n) | |
| Male | 82.0 (41) |
| Child–Pugh score, % (n) | |
| A | 86.0 (43) |
| B | 14.0 (7) |
| ECOG, % (n) | |
| 0 | 74.0 (37) |
| 1 | 24.0 (12) |
| 2 | 2.0 (1) |
| BCLC tumor stage, % (n) | |
| 0 – very early stage | 4.0 (2) |
| A – early stage | 20.0 (10) |
| B – intermediate stage | 76.0 (380) |
| Baseline number of tumors, % (n) | |
| 1 | 40.0 (20) |
| 2 | 32.0 (16) |
| ≥3 | 28.0 (14) |
| Tumor diameter (mm), mean ± SD (n) | 48.6 ± 25.1 (49) |
BCLC: Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; SD: Standard deviation.