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Table 1 Patients’ Characteristics and Association with Tumor Response

From: Prognostic and predictive factors for Taiwanese patients with advanced biliary tract cancer undergoing frontline chemotherapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin: a real-world experience

Characteristics

Total (N = 118)

Tumor Response

P

value

CR/PR

(N = 15)

SD

(N = 41)

PD/NA

(N = 62)

Age, median (IQR)

61.0 (14.0)

61.0 (45.0)

60 (15.0)

61.5 (13.0)

.890

65

74 (62.7)

9 (60.0)

26 (63.4)

39 (62.9)

.972

  > 65

44 (37.3)

6 (40.0)

15 (36.6)

23 (37.1)

 

Gender

    

.637

 Male

58 (49.2)

7 (46.7)

18 (43.9)

33 (53.2)

 

 Female

60 (50.8)

8 (53.3)

23 (56.1)

29 (46.8)

 

ICD-10 cancer site

    

.390

 C22.1 - ICCA

86 (72.9)

10 (66.7)

33 (80.4)

43 (69.4)

 

 C23/C24.9 -GB/others

18 (15.3)

2 (13.3)

4 (9.8)

12 (19.4)

 

 C24.0 – ECCA

9 (7.6)

3 (20.0)

2 (4.9)

4 (6.5)

 

 C24.1 – Ampullary

5 (4.2)

0

2 (4.9)

3 (4.7)

 

Performance status

    

.254

 0/1

102 (86.4)

15 (100.0)

35 (85.4)

52 (83.9)

 

 2/3

16 (13.6)

0

6 (14.6)

10 (16.1)

 

NLR

3.9 (3.4)

3.4 (4.6)

3.3 (3.1)

4.4 (3.2)

.202

7.45

100 (84.7)

14 (93.3)

35 (85.4)

51 (82.3)

.559

  > 7.45

18 (15.3)

1 (6.7)

6 (14.6)

11 (17.7)

 

MLR

0.40 (0.32)

0.26 (0.28)

0.29 (0.32)

0.43 (0.31)

.043

0.28

40 (33.9)

8 (53.3)

19 (46.3)

13 (21.0)

.007

  > 0.28

78 (66.1)

7 (46.7)

22 (53.7)

49 (79.0)

 

PLR

151.9 (121.2)

173.8 (115.5)

132.7 (114.4)

161.7 (121.7)

.364

136.4

47 (39.8)

6 (40.0)

22 (53.7)

19 (30.6)

.065

  > 136.4

71 (60.2)

9 (60.0)

19 (46.3)

43 (69.4)

 

Albumin (g/dL)

3.8 (0.9)

4.0 (1.1)

3.8 (0.8)

3.7 (0.8)

.252

3.5

33 (31.4)

5 (33.3)

8 (22.9)

20 (36.4)

.399

  > 3.5

72 (68.6)

10 (66.7)

27 (77.1)

35 (63.6)

 

ALT (U/L)

30.0 (34.0)

30.0 (31.0)

36.0 (56.0)

27.0 (24.0)

.321

36

68 (58.1)

9 (60.0)

21 (51.2)

38 (62.3)

.532

  > 36

49 (41.9)

6 (40.0)

20 (48.8)

23 (37.7)

 

Bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.7 (0.8)

0.4 (0.9)

0.6 (0.9)

0.7 (0.9)

.221

1.3

89 (76.1)

12 (80.0)

31 (75.6)

46 (75.4)

.929

  > 1.3

28 (23.9)

3 (20.0)

10 (24.4)

15 (24.6)

 

ALP (U/L)

159.5 (168.0)

106.0 (124.5)

159.0 (207.0)

173.0 (147.0)

.108

94

30 (26.8)

7 (50.0)

11 (29.7)

12 (19.7)

.061

  > 94

82 (73.2)

7 (50.0)

26 (70.3)

49 (80.3)

 

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.7 (0.4)

0.7 (0.4)

0.6 (0.3)

0.7 (0.4)

.814

1.27

115 (97.5)

15 (100.0)

39 (95.1)

61 (98.4)

.470

  > 1.27

3 (2.5)

0

2 (4.9)

1 (1.6)

 

CA19–9 (U/mL)

282.4 (2808.4)

221.9 (3604.4)

389.9 (1952.9)

260.7 (3096.2)

.621

37

35 (29.9)

5 (33.3)

7 (17.1)

23 (37.7)

.079

  > 37

82 (70.1)

10 (66.7)

34 (82.9)

38 (62.3)

 

CEA (ng/mL)

4.3 (15.3)

4.7 (21.2)

3.1 (10.3)

5.6 (19.5)

.259

5

64 (54.2)

8 (53.3)

26 (63.4)

30 (48.4)

.324

  > 5

54 (45.8)

7 (46.7)

15 (36.6)

32 (51.6)

 

Biliary drainage

    

.398

 None

88 (74.6)

9 (60.0)

31 (75.7)

48 (77.5)

 

 Internal stenting

8 (6.8)

3 (20.0)

3 (7.3)

2 (3.2)

 

 PTCD

19 (16.1)

3 (20.0)

6 (14.6)

10 (16.1)

 

 Both

3 (2.5)

0

1 (2.4)

2 (3.2)

 

Tumor involvement

 Primary tumor

    

.116

  No

8 (6.8)

0

1 (2.4)

7 (11.3)

 

  Yes

110 (93.2)

15 (100.0)

40 (97.6)

55 (88.7)

 

 Regional LAP

    

.585

  No

42 (35.6)

7 (46.7)

13 (31.7)

22 (35.5)

 

  Yes

76 (64.4)

8 (53.3)

28 (68.3)

40 (64.5)

 

 Lung

    

.069

  No

95 (80.5)

15 (100.0)

34 (82.9)

46 (74.2)

 

  Yes

23 (19.5)

0

7 (17.1)

16 (25.8)

 

 Bone

    

.748

  No

105 (89.0)

14 (93.3)

37 (90.2)

54 (87.1)

 

  Yes

13 (11.0)

1 (6.7)

4 (9.8)

8 (12.9)

 

 Liver

    

.465

  No

69 (58.5)

10 (66.7)

26 (63.4)

33 (53.2)

 

  Yes

49 (41.5)

5 (33.3)

15 (36.6)

29 (46.8)

 

 Peritoneum

    

.436

  No

96 (81.4)

14 (93.3)

33 (80.5)

49 (79.0)

 

  Yes

22 (18.6)

1 (6.7)

8 (19.5)

13 (21.0)

 

 Distant LAP

    

.969

  No

102 (86.4)

13 (86.7)

35 (85.4)

54 (87.1)

 

  Yes

16 (13.6)

2 (13.3)

6 (14.6)

8 (12.9)

 
  1. Figures are numbers with percentages in parentheses, unless otherwise stated
  2. The Chi-Squared test of independence: categorical variable
  3. The Kruskal-Wallis test is a nonparametric (distribution free) test: continuous variable
  4. IQR Interquartile, CR Complete response, PR Partial response, SD Stable disease, PD Progressive disease, NA Not assessed ALP Alkaline phosphatase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, NLR Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, MLR Monocyte to lymphocyte ratio, PLR Platelet to lymphocyte ratio, LAP Lymphadenopathy, PTCD Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography drainage, ICCA Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, ECCA Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, GB Gallbladder