AFP and neoplasm: Further comparative analysis of the characteristics of these two subgroups (Table 5) found that patients with AFP ≥ 200 ng/ml had greater tumour burden at baseline as identified by BCLC stage C (p = 0.017), larger mean tumour size (p = 0.002), and macrovascular invasion (p = 0.035) compared to patients with AFP < 200 ng/ml following initial TACE.