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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email CLIP (Cancer of the Liver Italian Program) scoring system for hepatocellular cancer Variable Score Child-Pugh stage A 0 B 1 C 2 Tumor morphology Uninodular and extension ≤50 percent 0 Multinodular and extension ≤50 percent 1 Massive or extension >50 percent 2 Alpha-fetoprotein <400 0 ≥400 1 Portal vein thrombosis No 0 Yes 1 The Cancer of the Liver Italian Program (CLIP) score has been used to predict survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. The total score is derived by adding each of the subscores. In one study, median survival was 36, 22, 9, 7, and 3 months for patients in CLIP categories 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 to 6, respectively. Prospective validation of the CLIP score: A new prognostic system for patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2000; 31:840. Copyright © 2000 Elsevier Science.