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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the included patients

From: The prognostic role of early tumor shrinkage in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing immunotherapy

Parameter

All patients (n = 39)

Age, years, median (IQR)

67 (62–74)

Sex, n (%)

 

Female

31 (79.5)

Male

8 (20.5)

Etiology of cirrhosis, n (%)

 

Alcohol

13 (33.3)

Viral

9 (23.1)

Other

9 (23.1)

No cirrhosis

8 (20.5)

Child-Pugh stage, n (%)

 

A

20 (51.3)

B

9 (23.1)

C

2 (5.1)

No cirrhosis

8 (20.5)

ECOG, n (%)

 

≤1

33 (84.6)

> 1

6 (15.4)

BCLC stage, n (%)

 

B

3 (7.7)

C

34 (87.2)

D

2 (5.1)

Portal vein invasion, n (%)

 

Yes

20 (51.3)

No

19 (48.7)

Distant metastasis, n (%)

 

Yes

22 (56.5)

No

17 (43.5)

Immunotherapy agent, n (%)

 

Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab

22 (56.5)

Pembrolizumab

10 (25.6)

Nivolumab

7 (17.9)

Line of systemic treatment, n (%)

 

First

19 (48.7)

Second

12 (30.8)

Third or higher

8 (20.5)

Previous therapy, n (%)

 

Yes

32 (82.1)

No

7 (17.9)

Subsequent therapy, n (%)

 

Yes

15 (38.5)

No

24 (61.5)

Number of target lesions, n (%)

 

1

6 (15.4)

2

21 (53.8)

3

6 (15.4)

4

4 (10.3)

5

2 (5.1)

Sum of the sizes of all target lesions, mm, median (IQR)

61 (49–111)

AFP, ng/ml, median (IQR)

141 (15–2548)

Albumin, g/l, median (IQR)

31 (28–35)

Bilirubin, mg/dl, median (IQR)

1.2 (0.7–2.2)

INR, median (IQR)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

Creatinine, mg/dl, median (IQR)

0.8 (0.7–1.1)

  1. ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, BCLC Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer, AFP alpha-fetoprotein, INR International Normalized Ratio