Usefulness of staging systems and prognostic scores for hepatocellular carcinoma treatments

Table 2 Definitions of the Okuda score and the Cancer of the Liver Italian Program score

Okuda score			CLIP score
Parameters	(+) 1 point	(-) 0 point	0 point	1 point	2 points
Tumor spread	> 50%	< 50%
Albumin, g/dL	< 3	> 3
Bilirubin, mg/dL	> 3	< 3
Ascites	Yes	No
Child-Pugh score			A	B	C
Tumor spread			Unipolar and hepatic spread ≤ 50%	Multinodular and hepatic spread ≤ 50%	Massive or hepatic spread > 50%
Portal vein thrombosis			No	Yes
AFP, ng/dL			< 400	≥ 400

AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; CLIP: Cancer of the Liver Italian Program.