Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the 21 study patients

Case number	Age range at diagnosis (years)	Tumor sizea (cm)	Estimated tumor cellularity (%)	Survival (months)
1	80–89	3.5	40	10
2	60–69	2.5	45	122b
3	70–79	4.0	45	11
4	50–59	2.5	45	46
5	60–69	3.5	50	26
6	70–79	3.0	35	15
7	70–79	1.5	40	45
8	60–69	3.5	20	9
9	60–69	3.5	50	18
10	60–69	2.5	35	80b
11	50–59	2.0	50	36
12	80–89	2.5	15	19
13	70–79	3.0	50	11
14	70–79	4.0	40	11
15	70–79	4.5	50	23
16	50–59	5.0	70	10b
17	60–69	4.0	60	10
18	60–69	4.0	40	13
19	70–79	5.0	40	35b
20	60–69	2.0	30	29b
21	70–79	4.0	40	27

All patients had a diagnosis of pancreatic ductal carcinoma with the tumor located in the pancreatic head

^aLargest measured dimension

^bPatient still alive or lost to follow-up