Table 2.
Patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | N = 61 |
|---|---|
| Gender, male (%) | 50 (81.9%) |
| Age, median (range) | 66 (48–81) |
| Cirrhosis, yes (%) | 56 (91.8%) |
| Child–Pugh grade | |
| A | 56 (91.8%) |
| B | 5 (8.2%) |
| Diameter of largest lesion, in mm, median (range) | 37 (10–220) |
| Portal vein invasion, yes (%) | 11 (18.1%) |
| Extrahepatic disease yes (%) | 7 (11.4%) |
| * BCLC staging | |
| A | 22 (36.1%) |
| B | 22 (36.1%) |
| C | 17 (27.8%) |
| ** ECOG performance | |
| 0 | 58 (95.1%) |
| 1 | 3 (4.9%) |
* Barcelona clinic liver cancer (BCLC) staging; ** European Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance.