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Table 1 Univariate analysis of patients’ baseline characteristics and treatment factors on survival

From: Signal enhancement ratio of CE-MRI: a potential biomarker of survival after hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy in biliary tract cancers

Characteristics

Number of patients (%)

p value

Sex

 

0.070

 Male

56 (54.9%)

 

 Female

46 (45.1%)

 

Age (y)

 

0.008

 < 60

45 (44.1%)

 

 ≥ 60

57 (55.9%)

 

Diagnosis

 

0.503

 iCCA

33 (32.4%)

 

 GBC

14 (13.7%)

 

 pCCA

55 (53.9%)

 

Degree of differentiation

 

0.078

 High differentiation

2 (2%)

 

 Moderate differentiation

19 (18.6%)

 

 Poor differentiation

28 (27.5%)

 

 Unknown

53 (52%)

 

Previous treatment

 

0.447

 Yes

25 (24.5%)

 

 No

77 (75.5%)

 

Hepatitis

 

0.345

 No

53 (52%)

 

 Hepatitis B

49 (48%)

 

 Hepatitis C

0 (0)

 

Child–Pugh classification

 

0.323

 A

52 (51%)

 

 B

50 (49%)

 

ECOG PS

 

0.013

 0

64 (62.7%)

 

 1

38 (37.3%)

 

Jaundice

 

0.205

 Yes

71 (69.6%)

 

 No

31 (30.4%)

 

Extent of disease

 

0.081

 NxM0 + N0M0

41 (40.2%)

 

 N1M0

53 (52%)

 

 N2M0 + any M1

8 (7.8%)

 

SER0

 

< 0.001

 < 1.04

49 (48%)

 

 ≥ 1.04

53 (52%)

 

CEA level

 

< 0.001

 < 10 U/mL

74 (72.5%)

 

 ≥ 10 U/mL

25 (24.5%)

 

 Unknown

3 (2.9%)

 

CA 19-9 level

 

0.001

 < 200U/mL

31 (30.4%)

 

 ≥ 200U/mL

67 (65.7%)

 

 Unknown

4 (3.9%)

 

Treatment cycle

 

0.002

 2–4 cycles

54 (52.9%)

 

 5–6 cycles

48 (47.1%)

 

ΔSER

 

0.031

 < 0

36 (35.3%)

 

 > 0

66 (64.7%)

 

Subsequent treatment

 

0.173

 Yes

63 (61.8%)

 

 No

39 (38.2%)

 
  1. iCCA, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; GBC, gallbladder cancer; pCCA, perihilar cholangiocarcinoma; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; SER, signal enhancement ratio; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CA 19-9, carbohydrate antigen 19-9