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Table 1 Patient and tumor characteristics

From: High-dose stereotactic body radiotherapy correlates increased local control and overall survival in patients with inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma

Characteristics

No. of patients (%)

Age (years)

Median (Range)

60 (39–79)

≤ 60

43 (52)

> 60

39 (48)

Gender

Male

60 (73)

Female

22 (27)

Etiology

Hepatitis B virus

55 (67)

Hepatitis C virus

7 ( 9)

Others

20 (24)

Diagnosis history at SBRT

Initially diagnosed

28 (34)

Diagnose as recurrence

54 (66)

No. of previous TACE sessions

≤ 2

44 (54)

> 2

38 (46)

Alpha-fetoprotein (IU/ml)

Median (Range)

14.0 (1.3–6055)

≤ 200

60 (73)

> 200

22 (27)

Child-Turcotte-Pugh score

A5

61 (74)

A6

13 (16)

B7

8 (10)

Portal vein tumor thrombosis

Yes

8 (10)

No

74 (90)

No. of tumor

1

71 (87)

2*

9 (11)

3*

2 (2)

AJCC stage

T1

44 (54)

T2

16 (19)

T3

22 (27)

BCLC stage

A

43 (53)

B

24 (29)

C

15 (18)

Okuda stage

I

64 (78)

II

18 (22)

CLIP score

0

39 (48)

1

32 (39)

2

11 (13)

Longest diameter (cm)

Median (Range)

3.0 (1.0–7.0)

1.0-2.0

10 (12)

2.1-3.0

23 (28)

3.1-4.0

22 (27)

4.1-5.0

13 (16)

5.1-6.0

4 (5)

6.1-7.0

10 (12)

SBRT dose (Gy)

Median (Range)

51 (33–60)

< 45

32 (39)

45–54

40 (49)

 

> 54

10 (12)

  1. Abbreviations: SBRT stereotactic body radiotherapy, TACE transarterial chemoembolization, AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer, BCLC Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer, CLIP Cancer of the Liver Italian Program.
  2. *All multiple lesions were treated with SBRT in one session.