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. 2020 Jun;9(3):296–303. doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2019.04.17

Table 2. Treatment characteristics for patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Variables Entire cohort (n=36) Gemcitabine (n=17) Multi-agent (n=19) P value
First line chemotherapy, n (%)
   Gemcitabine 17 (47.2) 17 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
   Gem/nab-paclitaxel 8 (22.2) 0 (0.0) 8 (42.1)
   FOLFIRINOX 11 (30.6) 0 (0.0) 11 (57.9)
Median CA19-9 change (IQR) −8 (−55 to 0) −9 (−46.5 to 0.5) −2 (−63.5 to 0) 0.95
Surgical decision, n (%) 0.48
   Proceed to surgery 29 (80.6) 13 (76.5) 16 (84.2)
   Distant progression 3 (8.3) 2 (11.8) 1 (5.3)
   Local progression 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
   Clinical decision 4 (11.1) 2 (11.8) 2 (10.5)