Research Article

Role of Tumor Associated Fibroblasts in Human Liver Regeneration, Cirrhosis, and Cancer

Table 1

Clinical-pathological characteristics, HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma, N.D.: not determined, pre-treatment: transarterial chemoembolization.

No. of HCC patients 15

Age-yr
 Mean 58
 s.d.7
No. of male sex (%)14 (93)
No. of infection (%)14 (93)
 No. of HCV (%)8 (53)
 No. of HBV (%)5 (33)
 No. of HBV + HDV (%)1 (7)
No. of alcohol use (%)1 (7)
No. of Pretreatment (%)13 (87)
Surgery
 No. of OLTx (%)13 (87)
 No. of Resection (%)2 (13)
HCC histopathological grade
 No. of G1 (%)0 (0)
 No. of G2 (%)7 (47)
 No. of G3 (%)5 (33)
 No. of G4 (%)2 (13)
 No. of not defined (%)1 (7)

No. of cirrhotic but nonneoplastic livers3

Age-yr
 Mean58
 s.d.3
 No. of male sex (%)100
No. of infection (%)0 (0)
 No. of HCV (%)0 (0)
 No. of HBV (%)1 (33)
 No. of HBV + HDV(%)0 (0)
No. of alcohol use (%)2 (67)

No. of normal livers5

Age-yr
 Meann.d.
 s.d.n.d.
 No. of male sex (%)n.d.