Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Median | 61 y |
| Range | 35–90 y |
| Gender | |
| Male | 61 (56) |
| Female | 48 (44) |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 81 (74) |
| African-American | 22 (20) |
| Other | 6 (6) |
| Karnofsky performance status | |
| ≤80 | 23 (21) |
| >80 | 75 (69) |
| Indeterminate | 11 (10) |
| Presenting symptoms | |
| Abdominal pain | 88 (81) |
| Weight loss | 81 (74) |
| Jaundice | 56 (51) |
| Nausea/vomiting | 32 (29) |
| Pruritis | 16 (15) |
| Fevers/chills | 6 (6) |
| GI bleed | 4 (4) |
| Weight loss | |
| ≤30 lbs | 29 (27) |
| >30 lbs | 69 (63) |
| Missing | 11 (10) |
| Pretreatment CA19-9 (U/mL) | |
| ≤1000 | 75 (69) |
| >1000 | 16 (15) |
| Missing | 18 (17) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | |
| ≤12 | 53 (49) |
| >12 | 55 (50) |
| Missing | 1 (1) |
| Albumin (g/dL) | |
| ≤4 | 57 (52) |
| >4 | 50 (46) |
| Missing | 2 (2) |