TABLE 1.

The clinicopathologic characteristics of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma enrolled in the study

Clinical characteristic	Number of patients
Age
≤50	8
>50	39
Sex
Male	41
Female	6
AFP
≤400 ng/ml	10
>400 ng/ml	37
ALT
≤75 U/L	18
>75 U/L	29
HbsAg
Negative	6
Positive	41
ECOG
0	11
1	36
Portal vessel invasion
No	28
Yes	19
Child–Pugh score
A	14
B	33
BCLC stage
B	15
C	32

Abbreviations: AFP, alpha fetoprotein; ALT, alanine aminotransferase.