Table 1 Patient characteristics.
From: Biopsy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: results of a multicentre UK audit
Characteristic | n = 361 | % |
|---|---|---|
Median age (range) | 68 (21–87) | |
Gender | ||
Male | 296 | 82 |
Female | 65 | 18 |
Performance status | ||
0 | 77 | 21 |
1 | 225 | 62 |
2 | 60 | 17 |
Child-Pugh score | ||
5 | 270 | 75 |
6 | 91 | 25 |
Chronic liver disease | ||
Yes | 273 | 76 |
No | 88 | 24 |
Aetiology of chronic liver disease | ||
HCV | 71 | 20 |
HBV | 33 | 9 |
Alcohol | 88 | 24 |
NASH/NAFLD | 72 | 20 |
Other | 36 | 10 |
Unknown | 18 | 5 |
Cirrhosis | ||
Yes | 240 | 66 |
No | 120 | 33 |
Unknown | 1 | 0.3 |
Prior treatment | ||
None | 207 | 57 |
TACE/TAE | 122 | 34 |
Surgery | 37 | 10 |
Ablation, | 20 | 6 |
Baseline AFP | ||
<400 ng/mL | 222 | 61 |
≥400 ng/mL | 133 | 37 |
