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. 2022 Oct 20;8(12):1825–1829. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.4733

Table. Baseline Demographics of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Characteristic Cohort, No. (%)
Total HCC Discovery Validation cohort
No. 132 50 82
Age, median (IQR) 61 (55-69) 61 (55-70) 61 (53-68)
Male sex 111 (84.1) 41 (82.0) 70 (85.4)
ECOG performance status
0 71 (53.8) 25 (50.0) 46 (56.1)
1 61 (46.2) 25 (50.0) 36 (43.9)
Child-Pugh classification
A5 86 (65.2) 35 (70.0) 51 (62.2)
A6 46 (34.8) 15 (30.0) 31 (37.8)
Barcelona Clinical liver cancer stage
B 24 (18.2) 10 (20.0) 14 (17.1)
C 108 (81.8) 40 (80.0) 68 (82.9)
Alpha-fetoprotein ≥400 ng/mL 42 (31.8) 16 (32.0) 26 (31.7)
Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, median (IQR) 2.6 (1.7-4.2) 2.7 (1.6-4.4) 2.6 (1.8-4.0)
Presence of macrovascular invasion 55 (41.7) 20 (40.0) 35 (42.7)
Presence of extrahepatic spread 74 (56.1) 28 (56.0) 46 (56.1)
Etiology of HCC
Hepatitis B 89 (67.4) 34 (68.0) 55 (67.1)
Hepatitis C 7 (5.3) 4 (8.0) 3 (3.7)
Alcohol 21 (15.9) 8 (16.0) 13 (15.9)
Other or unknown 15 (11.4) 4 (8.0) 11 (13.4)
Prior local therapy for HCC 81 (61.4) 34 (68.0) 47 (57.3)
ADA, median (IQR), ng/mL
At baseline 0 0 0
At C2D1 45.95 (0-257.9) 77.45 (0-356.0) 33.55 (0-193.1)
Antidrug antibody levels at C2D1
Negative or low (<1000 ng/mL) 109 (82.6) 41 (82.0) 68 (82.9)
High (≥1000 ng/mL) 23 (17.4) 9 (18.0) 14 (17.1)

Abbreviations: ADA, antidrug antibody; CTD1, cycle 2 day 1 of treatment; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.