Practicality of STAT3 Gene Polymorphisms and Sorafenib Trough Concentration as Biomarkers for Sorafenib-Induced Hand-Foot Skin Reaction in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics.

Characteristics	Patients (N = 43)
Age, median (range)	70 (54–84)
Sex, n (%)
Male	38 (88.4)
Female	5 (11.6)
BW (kg), median (range)	61.3 (36.0–77.4)
AFP, n (%)
<400 ng/mL	26 (60.5)
≥400 ng/mL	17 (39.5)
Child–Pugh (score), n (%)
A (5-6)	37 (86.0)
B (7)	6 (14.0)
rs4796793 genotype, n (%)
G/G	6 (14.0)
G/C	21 (48.8)
C/C	16 (37.2)

BW, body weight; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.