Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics

Age (years)

62 (30–79)

Sex (male/female)

51/11

Viral infection (HBV/HCV/NBNC)

25/27/10

Ascites (+/−)

12/50

Encephalopathy (+/−)

8/54

Albumin (g/dL)

2.9 (1.7–4.1)

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

1.4 (0.4–21.4)

Prothrombin time (%)

68 (15–120)

Platelet count (× 10⁴/mm³)

12.0 (2.6–67.2)

AST (IU/L)

117.0 (26–2882)

ALT (IU/L)

48.5 (11–865)

Child-Pugh class (A/B/C)

5/35/22

Tumor size (cm)

6.8 (1.6–20)

Tumor number (single/multiple)

5/57

Extrahepatic metastasis (+/−)

17/45

PVTT (main trunk/others)

35/27

AFP (ng/dL)

1780.5 (2–3535473)

AFP-L3 (%)

37.4 (0.5–94.2)

DCP (ng/dL)

7260 (7–402000)

Variceal rupture (esophagus/stomach)

58/4