Table 1 Description of the patients (n = 753).

Age, years

70 (63–76)

Kinki criteria

Gender

 B1

279

 Male

553

 B2

381

 Female

200

 B3

93

Etiology

TNM-LCSGJ

 HCV

516

 II

205

 HBV

71

 III

548

 HCV + HBV

15

Size of the largest nodules, cm

3 (1.9–4)

 nonBnonC

151

 < 1

2

ECOG, PS 0/1

753/0

 1–2

190

Total bilirubin, mg/dL

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

 2–3

168

AST, U/L

54 (37–75)

 3–4

179

ALT, U/L

41 (26.75–63)

 4–6

135

Albumin, g/dL

3.5 (3.1–3.9)

 6–10

63

Platelets, × 10⁴/μL

10.1 (7.1–13.9)

 ≥ 10

16

Prothrombin time, %

85 (73.5–97.9)

Number of nodules

5 (3–7)

ALBI score

-2.22 (-2.59—-1.79)

 2

127

mALBI grade

 3

81

 1

184

 4

167

 2a

150

 5

95

 2b

355

 6–7

100

 3

64

 8–9

35

Child–Pugh score

 ≥ 10 or diffuse

148

 5

300

Naïve/recurrence

279/474

 6

242

AFP, ng/dL

39.6 (10.2–262.5)

 7

118

DCP, mAU/mL

111 (29–728.75)

 ≥ 8

93