| AE | adverse events |
| AFP | alpha-foetoprotein |
| Anti-VEGFR | anti-vascular endothelial growth factor |
| BCLC | Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer |
| BSC | best supportive care |
| CP | Child–Pugh |
| DCR | disease control rate |
| ECOG | Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group |
| FGFR | fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| ICIs | immune checkpoint inhibitors |
| IO | immuno-oncology |
| IT | immunotherapy |
| NE | not evaluated |
| OR | odds ratio |
| ORR | overall response rate |
| OS | overall survival |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PDGFR | platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| PPES | palmar–plantar erythrodysaesthesia syndrome |
| PS | performance status |
| PVA | portal venous area |
| PVV | portal venous flow velocity |
| QALY | quality-adjusted life years |
| TACE | transarterial chemoembolisation |
| TEAEs | treatment-emergent adverse events |
| TTP | time to progression |
| TKIs | tyrosine kinase inhibitors |
| RECIST | response evaluation criteria in solid tumours |