Table 1.
Variables | CD73low | CD73high | P value | CD8high | CD8low | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||||
≥ 53 | 33 | 37 | 0.499 | 33 | 37 | 0.865 |
<53 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 38 | ||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 25 | 34 | 0.171 | 25 | 34 | 0.412 |
Female | 45 | 36 | 40 | 41 | ||
HBsAg | ||||||
Positive | 41 | 46 | 0.384 | 42 | 45 | 0.574 |
Negative | 29 | 24 | 23 | 30 | ||
Liver cirrhosis | ||||||
Yes | 26 | 31 | 0.390 | 25 | 32 | 0.614 |
No | 44 | 39 | 40 | 43 | ||
Serum CA19-9 (ng/ml) | ||||||
≥37 | 44 | 41 | 0.604 | 41 | 44 | 0.594 |
<37 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 31 | ||
Serum ALT (U/l) | ||||||
≥75 | 12 | 7 | 0.217 | 9 | 10 | 0.930 |
<75 | 58 | 63 | 56 | 65 | ||
Child-Pugh score | ||||||
A | 71 | 63 | 0.511* | 63 | 71 | 0.686* |
B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Serum AFP (ng/ml) | ||||||
<20 | 63 | 59 | 0.313 | 52 | 70 | 0.019 |
≥20 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 5 | ||
Tumor size (diameter, cm) | ||||||
≤5 | 57 | 52 | 0.309 | 56 | 53 | 0.028 |
>5 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 22 | ||
Tumor differentiation | ||||||
III/IV | 41 | 31 | 0.091 | 34 | 34 | 0.410 |
I/II | 29 | 39 | 31 | 41 | ||
Tumor number | ||||||
Multiple | 5 | 6 | 0.753 | 4 | 7 | 0.517 |
Single | 65 | 64 | 42 | 87 | ||
Microvascular/bile duct invasion | ||||||
Yes | 8 | 15 | 0.110 | 4 | 7 | 0.544* |
No | 62 | 55 | 61 | 68 | ||
Lymphatic metastasis | ||||||
Yes | 12 | 22 | 0.049 | 21 | 13 | 0.039 |
No | 58 | 48 | 44 | 62 |
Abbreviations and Note: ICC, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; X2 test. CD73high, ≥50% of tumor section, and CD73low, <50%. *Fisher's Exact Test.