TABLE 2.

Relationship between RT-PCR status and various clinical indicators of advanced disease at staging laparoscopy in 112 patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma

RT-PCR status
Clinical features	Positive (n = 42)	Negative (n = 73)	P
Tumor size
Tx	6	3	0.02
T1–T2	1	14
T3–T4	35	56
Gross peritoneal metastasis
Negative	33	73	< 0.001
Positive	9	0
Cytology
Negative	31	71	< 0.001
Positive	11	2
Hepatic metastasis
Negative	30	66	0.02
Positive	12	7
Clinical stage
I–IIA	10	25	0.295
IIB–IV	32	48