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Table 1 Characteristics of 63 pancreas cancer patients

From: Intensity modulated radiotherapy for locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer: a mono-institutional retrospective analysis

Characteristics

No. of patients, n = 63

Sex

 

  Male

43 (68.3%)

  Female

20 (31.7%)

Age (Median)

62 (40–82)

Stage

 

  Locally advanced

31 (49.2%)

  Metastatic

32 (50.8%)

Tumor location

 

  Head

23 (36.5%)

  Body/tail

40 (63.5%)

Tumor size* (median)

4.6 cm (2.5 cm - 9.3 cm)

Diagnostic mode

 

  Histological/cytological

45 (71.4%)

  Clinical

18 (28.6%)

CA19–9 at diagnosis

 

  ≥ 1000 U/ml

25 (39.7%)

  < 1000 U/ml

33 (52.4%)

  Missing

5 (7.9%)

CEA at diagnosis

 

  >10 ng/ml

13 (20.6%)

  ≤10 ng/ml

41 (65.1%)

  Missing

9 (14.3%)

Concurrent chemotherapy

 

  Yes

27 (42.9%)

  No

36 (57.1%)

Systemic chemotherapy

 

  Yes

26 (41.3%)

  No

37 (58.7%)

RIAC

 

  Yes

39 (61.9%)

  No

24 (38.1%)

  1. *Maximum diameter of the primary tumor.
  2. CA19-9 carbohydrate antigen 19–9, CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, RIAC regional intra-arterial chemotherapy.