Names and Positions of the HCC Investigative Team

1. Names and Positions of the HCC Investigative Team

2. Number of Patients with HCC • Number of HCC Referred to ---From --- to ---- (preferably 2000 to 2011) • Average of ---- HCC patients per year • In a sample from ------patients diagnosed during -------- • ---% were pathologically diagnosed and % were radiologic ally (only) diagnosed • ---% of the patients were USA residents • ---% were referred from State of ---, ----, and ----.

3. Trend in the referred number of HCC patients during --- to -----

4. Demographic characteristics of HCC patients referred to ---- during ---- (preferably most recent year)

5. HCC major risk factors among ---HCC patients referred to ---- during --- (preferably most recent year)

6. Biological samples and other information for ---HCC Patients referred to ---- during ----

7. Healthy Controls from Existing Studies

8. Sources of Controls with chronic HCV infection from Existing cohort of chronic liver diseases

9. Ideas for collaborative research

10. Other Relevant Points