Table I.
Patient and tumour characteristics in 31 patients.
| Characteristics | Patient no. (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 18 (58) |
| Female | 13 (42) |
| Age, years | |
| Median (range) | 57 (35–77) |
| 70–79 | 8 (26) |
| 60–69 | 8 (26) |
| <60 | 15 (48) |
| ECOG performance status | |
| 0 | 3 (10) |
| 1 | 10 (32) |
| 2 | 13 (42) |
| 3 | 5 (16) |
| Tumour location | |
| Head | 22 (71) |
| Body-tail | 9 (29) |
| Maximum tumour diameter, cm | |
| Median (range) | 5.12 (2.2–11) |
| Metastases | |
| M0 | 26 (84) |
| M1 | 5 (16) |
| Histological diagnosis | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 29 (94) |
| Others | 2 (6) |
| Differentiation | |
| High | 14 (45) |
| Moderate | 3 (10) |
| Poor | 2 (6) |
| Not defined | 12 (39) |
| Percent weight loss | |
| <10% | 21(68) |
| No loss | 10 (32) |
| Presenting symptoms prior to RTa | |
| Jaundice | 2 (6) |
| Abdominal pain | 21 (68) |
| Fatigue | 7 (23) |
| Diarrhoea | 10 (32) |
| Back pain | 10 (32) |
a
Patients with multiple presenting symptoms; the major symptoms are listed. ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; M0, locally advanced; M1, metastatic; RT, radiotherapy.