Simultaneous transarterial chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation for large hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients before treatment

Characteristics	Before treatment
Sex, M/F	42/4
Age, yr, median (range)	53.5 (36-70)
BCLC stage B/C 1	42/4
Child–Pugh class A/B/C	45/1/0
ECOG performance status 0/12	42/4/0
Laboratory values, median (range)
WBC count, 109/L	4.98 (2.23-10.09)
Platelet count, 109/L	158 (49-371)
Hemoglobin, g/dL	135 (76-159)
Serum AST, IU/L	18.85 (16.20-101.60)
Serum ALT, IU/L	28.7 (9.6-178.8)
Serum total bilirubin, mg/dL	13.2 (5.0-41.4)
Serum albumin, g/dL	38.45 (28.8-45.1)
INR	1.10 (0.92-1.33)
Serum creatinine, mg/dL	65.05 (40.30-106.20)
Serum AFP, ng/mL, baseline < 20	7.86 (1.28-24200.00) (n = 29)
Serum AFP, ng/mL, baseline > 20	170.80 (20.02-24200.00) (n = 17)
Tumor burden and distribution
Unifocal/multifocal	35/11
Unilobar/bilobar	44/2
Lesion diameter (cm)
Largest lesion diameter (mean, range)	14.0 (9.47, 8.2-14.0)

¹Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging system.

²Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status. BCLC: Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; WBC: White blood cell; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; INR: International Normalized Ratio; AFP: α-fetoprotein.