TABLE I.
Quebec Pancreas Cancer Study referrals and enrolment between April 1, 2012, and July 31, 2014
| Variable |
Patients [n (%)]
|
|
|---|---|---|
| With pdac | Overall | |
| Referrals | 230 | 374 |
| hpb surgery and oncology clinics | 218 (94.8) | 331 (88.5) |
| Genetics clinics | 9 (3.9) | 23 (6.2) |
| Self-referral | 3 (1.3) | 20 (5.4) |
| Pending enrolment | 16 (7.0) | 28 (7.5) |
| Completed referrals | 213 (92.6) | 346 (92.5) |
| Enrolleda | 190 (89.2) | 306 (88.4) |
| At diagnosisb | 132 (69.5) | — |
| >3 Months after diagnosisb | 58 (30.5) | — |
| Family historyb | ||
| Complete | 174 (91.6) | 277 (90.5) |
| Pending | 11 (5.8) | 20 (6.5) |
| Unavailable | 5 (2.6) | 9 (2.9) |
| Personal historyb | ||
| Complete | 107 (56.6) | 172 (56.2) |
| Pending | 30 (15.8) | 48 (15.7) |
| Unavailable | 53 (27.9) | 86 (28.1) |
| Non-respondersa | 8 (3.8) | 20 (5.8) |
| Declineda | 7 (3.3) | 10 (2.9) |
| Palliative or deceaseda | 8 (3.8) | 10 (2.9) |
a
Percentages calculated on completed referrals.
b
Percentages calculated on enrolled patients.
pdac = pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; hpb = hepatopancreatobiliary.