Clinical Study

Changes in Plasma Ghrelin and Serum Leptin Levels after Cisplatin-Based Transcatheter Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

 

Sex (M/F)15/2
Age (years, ± SD)69.2 ± 7.1
BMI (kg/m2, ± SD)24.2 ± 3.3
Performance status scale (0/1/2/3/4)16/1/0/0/0
Hepatitis virus (HBV/HCV/both negative)3/12/2
Clinical UICC TNM stage (I/II/IIIA/IIIB/IIIC/IV)0/6/5/1/1/4
Child-Pugh classification (A/B/C)12/5/0

BMI: body mass index. HBV: hepatitis B virus. HCV: hepatitis C virus.