Table 1 Patient characteristics

Gender

 Male

112(91.1%)

 Female

11(8.9%)

Age

58(47-64)

 < 60

69(56.1%)

 ≥60

54(43.1%)

Aetiology of liver disease

 Hepatitis B

117(95.2%)

 Hepatitis C

3(2.4%)

 Alcoholic cirrhosis

3(2.4%)

BCLC classification^a

 A

14(11.4%)

 B

27(22.0%)

 C

71(57.7%)

 D

11(8.9%)

PVTT^a

 No

43(35.0%)

 Yes

80(65.0%)

Number of tumors

 Single

42(34.1%)

 Multiple

81(65.9%)

MELD^a

14.50(13.34-15.75)

 <15

76(61.8%)

 ≥15

47(38.2%)

Symptomatic portal hypertension

 Refractory ascites

51(41.5%)

 Variceal bleeding

49(39.8%)

 Both

23(18.7%)

 Refractory diarrhea

5(4.1%)

Laboratory tests

 Platelets [109/L]

88(65-125)

 INR^a

1.26(1.15-1.43)

 AST [U/L] ^a

46.3(34.0-65.0)

 ALT [U/L] ^a

37.6(25.4-52.1)

 Albumin [g/dL]

33.2(30.2-36.8)

 Creatinine [mg/dL]

72(62.2-86.5)

 Bilirubin [mg/dL]

29.8(19.2-41.0)

 AFP [ng/mL] ^a

16.2(4.81-463.78)

 <100

42(34.1%)

 ≥100

81(65.9%)