Table 2 Median survival in the cohorts according to ALBI grade within each treatment

From: Long-term impact of liver function on curative therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: application of the ALBI grade

Treatment

Cohort

ALBI grade

N

Median survival in months (95% CI)

5-year survival, % (95% CI)

Hazard ratio (95% CI), P -value

All patients undergoing

All

1

1124

106.3 (96.3, 122.7)

68.4 (65.0, 71.5)

1

resection and ablative treatments

 

2

983

53.7 (48.2, 58.6)

44.7 (40.9, 48.4)

2.0 (1.8, 2.3), P<0.0001

  

3

71

26.9 (20.4, 33.4)

11.1 (4.3, 21.6)

5.0 (3.8, 6.7), P<0.0001

Patients undergoing resection

Japan

1

325

122.7 (96.3, 148.7)

74.6 (68.5, 79.7)

1

(Child, Pugh A)

 

2

211

71.2 (56.2, 82.4)

56.1 (48.1, 63.3)

1.9 (1.5, 2.5), P<0.0001

 

Hong Kong

1

359

Not reached

72.8 (66.5, 78.0)

1

  

2

91

44.5 (28.6)

48.6 (34.9, 61.1)

2.4 (1.6, 3.7), P<0.0001

 

Europe

1

123

71.1 (59.0, 120.4)

60.0 (48.3, 69.8)

1

  

2

39

42.3 (25.0, 69.5)

35.1 (16.9, 54.0)

1.7 (1.0, 2.9), P=0.05

Patients undergoing RFA

Japan

1

65

84.2 (63.8)

67.0 (51.5, 78.5)

1

  

2

189

56.1 (48.6, 72.4)

48.0 (38.7, 56.7)

1.7 (1.1, 2.6), P=0.024

  

3

13

23.8 (10.1)

0%

5.1 (2.2, 11.7), P<0.0001

 

Hong Kong

1

141

89.3 (66.7, 115.8)

61.6 (51.2, 70.5)

1

  

2

129

59.2 (47.2, 64.1)

45.7 (34.7, 56.1)

1.7 (1.1, 2.4), P=0.003

  

3

5

7.4 (2.3)

0%

9.4 (3.3, 26.6), P<0.0001

 

Europe

1

61

56.5 (36.0, 69.2)

43.7 (27.4, 58.9)

1

  

2

89

30.2 (27.4, 34.3)

16.2 (8.4, 26.1)

2.0 (1.3, 3.0), P=0.002

  

3

12

19.3 (7.8, 34.2)

13.8 (0.8, 44.3)

2.9 (1.4, 6.2), P=0.005

  1. Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; RFA=radiofrequency ablation.