Table 2c. Characteristics of patients undergoing best supportive care.
| Characteristics | Best Supportive Care n = 284 Frequency (%) |
Patients <70 years n = 154 Frequency (%) |
Patients ≥70 years n = 130 Frequency (%) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 160 (56%) | 90 (58%) | 70 (54%) | 0.47 |
| Site | 0.02 | |||
| Distal Bile Duct | 58 (20%) | 29 (19%) | 29 (22%) | |
| Gallbladder | 121 (43%) | 63 (41%) | 58 (45%) | |
| Intrahepatic | 54 (19%) | 39 (25%) | 15 (12%) | |
| Perihilar | 51 (18%) | 23 (15%) | 28 (22%) | |
| ECOG PS | 0.0007 | |||
| <2 | 208 (77%) | 124 (86%) | 84 (68%) | |
| ≥2 | 61 (23%) | 21 (14%) | 40 (32%) | |
| Missing | 15 | 9 | 6 | |
| Stage | 0.005 | |||
| I | 31 (11%) | 9 (6%) | 22 (17%) | |
| II | 34 (12%) | 15 (10%) | 19 (15%) | |
| III | 37 (13%) | 19 (12%) | 18 (14%) | |
| IV | 180 (64%) | 110 (72%) | 70 (54%) | |
| Missing | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| CCI | 0.02 | |||
| 0 | 158 (57%) | 98 (65%) | 60 (48%) | |
| 1 | 72 (26%) | 33 (22%) | 39 (31%) | |
| ≥2 | 45 (16%) | 20 (13%) | 25 (20%) | |
| Missing | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Abbreviations: ECOG PS: European Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; CCI: Charlson Co-morbidity index