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. 2014 Feb 13;10(2):e1004135. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004135

Table 5. Clinical characteristics of 6 advanced, sporadic biliary tract cancer patients.

Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5 Patient 6
Age (years) 64 66 50 62 50 43
Gender F M M F F F
Location of Primary Tumor Intrahepatic Intrahepatic/Gallbladder Intrahepatic Intrahepatic Intrahepatic Intrahepatic
Stage III IV IV IV IV IV
CA19-9 (Units/ml) WNL 1008 WNL WNL* N/A 56
Sites of Metastasis N/A Abdominal Lymph Nodes Cervical,Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic Lymph Nodes Abdominal, Pelvic Lymph Nodes, Liver Liver, Lungs, Peritoneum Lungs
Underlying Etiology Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Liver fluke No No No No No No
Hepatitis B Unknown Unknown Negative Unknown Unknown Unknown
Hepatitis C Unknown Unknown Negative Unknown Unknown Unknown
Prior Surgical Resection No Yes Yes No Yes No
Prior Radiation Therapy No No No No No No
Systemic Chemotherapy Gem/Cis Gem/Cis, Capecitabine Gem/Cis Gem/Cis, Gem/Cape, PEGPH20 Gem/Cis, 5-FU/Carbo Gem/Cis, FOLFOX, Pazopanib
Survival Status Alive Dead Dead Alive Dead Alive
Survival Duration from biopsy (months) 14.5+ 8.8 9.0 9.3+ 4.1 5.5+

F = female; M = male; WNL = Within Normal Limits; Gem/Cis = Gemcitabine and Cisplatin; Gem/Cape = Gemcitabine and Capecitabine; PEGPH20 = pegylated hyaluronidase; 5-FU/Carbo = 5-Fluorouracil and Carboplatin; FOLFOX – 5-FU, Leucovorin and Oxaliplatin,

*

 = WNL at baseline but 1408 U/ml prior to therapy and N/A = Not Available.