No differences between the two groups (OCT1 mRNA expression < lower quartile vs. ≥lower quartile) could be shown regarding formerly described relevant baseline characteristics like presence of ascites (p = 0.504), Barcelona-Liver Cancer Clinic stage (BCLC stage, p = 0.988), and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance status (ECOG; p = 0.099, Table 3). This evidence concerns the gene SLC22A1 and Ascites.