Exploration of Superior Modality: Safety and Efficacy of Hypofractioned Image-Guided Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Patients with Unresectable but Confined Intrahepatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Characteristic	IG-IMRT; ()	3D-CRT; ()	value
Gender
Male	36	35	0.796
Female	9	10
Age (years)
<60	20	25	0.292
≥60	25	20
KPS
<90	13	5	0.035
≥90	32	40
HBsAg
Negative	10	7	0.419
Positive	35	38
Total bilirubin (µmol/L)
≤34	39	41	0.502
>34	6	4
Albumin (g/L)
≤35	37	38	0.777
>35	8	7
Child-Pugh classification
A	40	42	0.459
B	5	3
AFP (ng/mL)
≤20	26	20	0.356
20–400	8	8
≥400	11	17
Tumor size (cm)
≤8	35	33	0.624
>8	10	12
Number of tumors
Single	30	25	0.280
Multiple	15	20
TACE (before RT)
No	10	11	0.803
Yes	35	34
TACE frequency
0	10	11	0.537
1-2	24	19
>2	11	15