Recommendations for the use of chemoembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Usefulness of scoring system?

Table 2 Baseline patients and disease characteristics in three sets (%)

Characteristics	Cohort 1(n =139)	Cohort 2(n = 82)	Cohort 3(n = 100)
Age, median, yr (95%CI)	67 (65-68)	63 (60-69)	68.5 (66-71)
Sex, M/F	84/16	90/10	88/12
Cirrhosis or advanced fibrosis (F3)	100	100	94
Aetiology: Virus/alcohol/virus + alcohol/ NASH	47/35/6/10	49/29/9/7	27/46/6/8
Child-Pugh score: A/B	69/31	75/25	95/5
BCLC A/B/C	47/34/19	34/46/20	10/81/9
Infiltrative tumours	17	22	2
Segmental portal vein thrombosis	15	19.5	9
AFP < 200 ng/mL	78	60	77
AFP ≥ 200 ng/mL	22	40	23
Diagnosis based on: Imaging/ biopsy	85/15	77/23	80/20
Incidental/screening/symptoms	17/70/13	31/53/16	19/66/15
Previous treatments (surgery, RFA)	15	15	18

NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; BCLC: Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; AFP: α-fetoprotein; RFA: Radiofrequency ablation.