Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients (N = 85)
| Variables | BSC (n = 20) | CT (n = 65) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| <=50 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 0.062 |
| >50 | 19 | 20 | 49 | 75 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 8 | 40 | 10 | 15 | 0.018 |
| Female | 12 | 60 | 55 | 85 | |
| ECOG score | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 63 | 0.001 |
| 2 | 16 | 80 | 24 | 37 | |
| 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hyperbilirubinemia | 10 | 50 | 17 | 26 | 0.045 |
| Raised AST/ALT | 5 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 0.066 |
| Raised SAP | 10 | 50 | 16 | 24 | 0.064 |
| Albumin <3.5 | 11 | 55 | 21 | 32 | 0.067 |
| HB < 10 gm% | 10 | 50 | 11 | 17 | 0.003 |
| Gall stones | 13 | 65 | 54 | 83 | 0.084 |
| Liver metastasis | 6 | 30 | 34 | 52 | 0.080 |
| Prior surgery | 5 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 0.523 |
| Stage | |||||
| III | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.137 |
| IV | 18 | 90 | 64 | 98.5 | |
Abbreviations BSC best supportive care, CT Chemotherapy SAP serum alkaline phosphatase