Locoregional treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma: The best is yet to come

Table 1 Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer classification[2]

BCLC classification
Stage	Description
Very early	PS 0, Child-Pugh A, single HCC, 2 cm
Early	PS 0, Child-Pugh A–B, single HCC or 3 nodules, 3 cm
Intermediate	PS 0, Child-Pugh A–B, multinodular HCC
Advanced	PS 1–2, Child-Pugh A–B, portal neoplastic invasion, nodal metastases, distant metastases
Terminal	PS 2, Child-Pugh C

HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; BCLC: Barcelona clinic liver cancer.