GPT and Portal vein thrombosis: As detailed in Table 3, the patients who had lower ECOG PS, HCV infection, no alcohol use, no ascites, no portal vein thrombosis, no metastasis, an HCC size of 3–5 cm, and BCLC stage A, and who met the Milan criteria and had normal ALT did better than the patients with the opposite characteristics (with p values and hazard ratios listed in Table 3).