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Table 3 Treatment characteristics among intrahepatic CCA patients by cirrhosis status

From: Cirrhosis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: prognostic importance and impact on survival

 

No Cirrhosis (%)

Cirrhosis (%)

P-Value

N (%)

2592 (71.1)

1052 (28.9)

NA

Surgical Intervention Received

1157 (44.9)

331 (31.7)

< 0.001

Radiation Therapy Received

444 (17.4)

182 (17.6)

0.871

Chemotherapy Received

1319 (52.3)

453 (44.1)

< 0.001

Treatment Status

  

0.004

 No Treatment Given

271 (12.6)

145 (16.6)

 

 Treatment Given

1876 (87.0)

722 (82.5)

 

 Active Surveillance

(0.5)

(0.9)

 

Days from Diagnosis to First Course Treatment, Median (IQR)

36 (20–57)

40 (20–70)

NA

Days from Diagnosis to First Course Treatment

  

< 0.001

 Within 30 Days

828 (40.5)

279 (38.3)

 

 Between 30 and 60 Days

759 (37.1)

229 (31.4)

 

 Longer than 60 Days

459 (22.4)

221 (30.3)

 

Surgery

   

Days from Diagnosis to First Surgical Procedure, Median (IQR)

40 (19–71)

44 (0–93)

NA

Days from Diagnosis to First Surgical Procedure

  

0.002

 Within 30 Days

452 (38.1)

141 (41.2)

 

 Between 30 and 60 Days

364 (30.7)

72 (21.1)

 

 Longer than 60 Days

371 (31.3)

129 (37.7)

 

Surgical Margins After Resection

  

< 0.001

 No Residual Tumor

848 (32.7)

212 (20.2)

 

 Residual Tumor, NOS

66 (2.6)

20 (1.9)

 

 Microscopic Residual Tumor

158 (6.1)

36 (3.4)

 

 Macroscopic Residual Tumor

(0.4)

(0.3)

 

 Margins Not Evaluable

36 (1.4)

30 (2.9)

 

 No Primary Site Surgery

1432 (55.3)

721 (68.5)

 

 Unknown or Not Applicable

42 (1.6)

30 (2.9)

 

Reason for No Surgery of Primary Site

  

< 0.001

 Surgery Performed

1157 (44.8)

331 (31.6)

 

 Surgery not a Part of the Planned First Treatment

1240 (48.0)

590 (56.4)

 

 Contraindication Due to Patient Risk Factors

164 (6.4)

112 (10.7)

 

 Patient Died Prior to Planned or Recommended Surgery

(0.1)

(0.6)

 

 Surgery not Performed but Recommended by Physician

(0.0)

(0.3)

 

 Patient/Family Member/Guardian Refusal

14 (0.5)

(0.3)

 

 Unknown if Surgery Performed

(0.2)

(0.1)

 

Radiation

   

Sequencing of Radiation and Surgical Procedures

  

0.009

 None

2367 (92.0)

988 (94.9)

 

 Radiation Therapy Before Surgery

44 (1.7)

17 (1.6)

 

 Radiation Therapy After Surgery

159 (6.2)

36 (3.5)

 

 Radiation Therapy Both Before and After Surgery

(0.0)

(0.0)

 

 Intraoperative Radiation Therapy

(0.0)

(0.0)

 

 Intraoperative Radiation Therapy with Other Therapy Administered Before/After

(0.0)

(0.0)

 

Days from Diagnosis to Radiation Therapy, Median (IQR)

81 (47–138)

78 (46–122)

 

Days from Diagnosis to Radiation Therapy

  

0.603

 Within 30 Days

46 (10.6)

23 (12.9)

 

 Between 30 and 60 Days

112 (25.9)

41 (22.9)

 

 Longer than 60 Days

275 (63.5)

115 (64.3)

 

Systemic

   

Days from Diagnosis to Systemic Therapy, Median (IQR)

49 (29–82)

48 (28–83)

NA

Days from Diagnosis to Systemic Therapy

  

0.958

 Within 30 Days

336 (26.5)

114 (26.0)

 

 Between 30 and 60 Days

425 (33.5)

145 (33.1)

 

 Longer than 60 Days

509 (40.1)

179 (40.9)

 

Chemotherapy Status and Type

  

< 0.001

 Not Administered

1202 (47.7)

574 (55.9)

 

 First Course, NOS

59 (2.3)

18 (1.8)

 

 Single Agent Chemo

328 (13.0)

157 (15.3)

 

 Multi Agent Chemo

932 (37.0)

278 (27.1)

 

Days from Diagnosis to Chemotherapy, Median (IQR)

49 (29–82)

48 (28–84)

NA

Days from Diagnosis to Chemotherapy

  

0.934

 Within 30 Days

336 (26.6)

115 (26.2)

 

 Between 30 and 60 Days

423 (33.4)

144 (32.8)

 

 Longer than 60 Days

506 (40.0)

180 (41.0)

 

Immunotherapy

  

0.099

 Not Administered

1202 (95.3)

574 (97.0)

 

 Yes; First Course Treatment

59 (4.7)

18 (3.0)

 

Days from Diagnosis to Immunotherapy, Median (IQR)

80 (56–184)

142 (88–147)

NA

Days from Diagnosis to Immunotherapy

  

0.547

 Within 30 Days

(8.3)

(20.0)

 

 Between 30 and 60 Days

(25.0)

(0.0)

 

 Longer than 60 Days

(66.7)

(80.0)

 

Palliative Care

  

0.479

 Yes

277 (10.7)

104 (9.9)

 

 No

2315 (89.3)

947 (90.1)

 
  1. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding error and missing data
  2. Per NCDB data use agreement, some values are omitted due to having counts of less than 10
  3. IQR Interquartile Range (25th Percentile - 75th Percentile), NA Not Applicable
  4. Bold font denotes statistical significance at P < 0.05