Barcelona-Clinic Liver Cancer Staging system (BCLC Staging of Liver Cancer)
Stage 0
Single tumor < 2 cm
Carcinoma in situ.
Child-Pugh classification: A.
ECOG score: 0.
Stage A (early stage)
Single or 3 nodules < 3 cm
Child-Pugh classification: A or B
ECOG score: 0.
Stage B (intermediate stage)
More than 3 tumors in the liver or 1 to 3 tumours with at least 1 that is larger than 3 cm.
Child-Pugh classification: A or B.
ECOG score is 0.
Stage C (advanced stage)
Portal Vein Invasion/Nodal Involvement/Metastases
Child-Pugh classification: A or B
ECOG score: 1 or 2.
Stage D (end stage)
ECOG score is 3 or 4.
Child-Pugh classification is C.
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