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. 2009 Jan 20;27(3):433–438. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.5546

Table 1.

Clinicopathologic Factors of Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma According to BRCA Mutation Status

Characteristic Total (N = 145)
BRCA (n = 8)
P
No. % No. %
Median age, years 71 66
    Range 42-84 60-79 NS
Female sex 60 41 4 50 NS
Pain 45 31 4 50 NS
Jaundice 46 32 1 13 NS
Surgery NS
    Pancreaticoduodenectomy 126 87 6 75
    Distal pancreatectomy 16 11 1 13
    Total pancreatectomy 3 2 1 13
Margin positive 39 27 4 50 NS
Median size, cm 3.3 3.5 NS
    Range 1.8-2 3.1-7
Perineural invasion 107 74 5 62 NS
Perivascular invasion 55 38 3 38 NS
Tumor location NS
    Head 127 87 6 75
    Body 7 5 2 25
    Tail 11 8
Differentiation NS
    Well 16 11 0 0
    Moderate 77 53 4 50
    Poor 44 30 2 25
    Unknown 8 6 2 25
Stage of resected patients NS
    IA 3 2 0 0
    IB 23 16 0 0
    IIA 27 19 3 38
    IIB 89 61 5 62
    IV 3 2 0 0
Adjuvant chemotherapy 58 40 2 25 NS
Adjuvant radiation 40 28 2 25 NS
Vital status as last follow up NS
    NED 6 4 0 0
    AWD 4 3 1 13
    DOD 125 86 7 87
    DOC 12 7 0 0

Abbreviations: NS, not significant; NED, no evidence of disease; AWD, alive with disease; DOD, dead as a result of disease; DOC, dead as a result of another cause.