Auphen and dibutyryl cAMP suppress growth of hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating expression of aquaporins 3 and 9 in vivo

Table 1 Clinicopathological data of the hepatocellular carcinoma cohort

Clinicopathologic parameters	Frequency	%
All cases	30
Gender
Male	23	76.7
Female	7	23.3
Age (yr)
< 50	5	16.7
> 50	25	83.3
Tumor size (cm)
< 5	8	26.7
> 5	22	73.3
Serum HBsAg
Positive	24	80.0
Negative	6	20.0
Serum AFP (ng/mL)
< 25	4	13.3
> 25	26	86.7
Cirrhosis
Presence	27	90.0
Absence	3	10.0
UICC stage
I + II	13	43.3
III + IV	17	56.7
Metastasis/Recurrence
Yes	18	60.0
No	12	40.0
Edmondson grade
Low (I/II)	10	33.3
High (III/IV)	20	66.7