The eligibility criteria for the treatment were: an Eastern
Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score inferior or equal to 2,
less than 3 synchronous lesions, inoperable tumors (patient unfit
for surgery or tumor-related contraindication), a maximum tumor
diameter inferior to 6 cm, a Child-Pugh (CP) score ranging from A5
to B8. The HCC diagnosis could be histological or according to the
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
radiological criteria [4]. Previous treatments were accepted.