Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2017; 23(14): 2545-2555
Published online Apr 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i14.2545
Table 1 Patients’ characteristics at diagnosis (n = 1102) and first hepatocellular carcinoma recorded treatment n (%)
All patients (n = 1102)
Age - Median (Q1-Q3), yr68 (60-74)
Gender
Male/Female943 (86)/159 (14)
Liver disease
Alcoholism/HCV/HBV/MS/ Other452 (41)/297 (27)/66 (6)/99 (9)/188 (17)
Cirrhosis895 (81)
Child - Pugh grade
A/B653 (73)/242 (27)
Tumor Size (Q1-Q3) mm43 (20-75)
Multifocal654 (59)
Nodules
< 3/≥ 3633 (57)/469 (43)
Portal vein thrombosis452 (41)
Infiltrative HCC469 (43)
AFP - Median [Q1-Q3], ng/mL53 (7-1300)
ECOG (PS)
0/1-2/3-4553 (50)/506 (46)/43 (4)
BCLC stage
A/B/C/D187 (17)/177 (16)/658 (60)/80 (7)
Treatment allocation
Resection/RFA ± TACE259 (23.5)
TACE260 (23.5)
Sorafenib342 (31)
Other palliative treatments56 (5)
Supportive care185 (17)