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. 2022 Jan 13;11:817220. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.817220

Table 4.

Risk factors for overall and progression fee survival in stage III locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients.

Characteristic KM Median (95% CI) P value
OS from diagnosis
CA19-9 change from diagnosis to IRE 0.03
 Abnormal to normal 30.2 (22.5-43.5)
 Abnormal to abnormal 18.8 (15.4-22.7)
Vascular involvement
 ≤ 180° 52.8 (17.7-90.8) 0.006
 > 180° 22.7 (18.4-24.7)
Prior chemotherapy duration
 > 5 months 23.1 (17.4-34.7) 0.04
 ≤ 5 months 21.7 (15.7-24.4)
OS from IRE
Age 0.02
 ≤ 61 23.9 (10-49.7)
 > 61 18.2 (13.3-23.1)
CA19-9 change from diagnosis to IRE 0.02
 Normal at IRE (≤ 37 U/mL) 17.5 (12.4-22.8)
 Abnormal at IRE (> 37 U/mL) 9.3 (5.9-13.3)
Diabetes 0.003
 Yes 13.3 (6.4-14.8)
 No 23.1 (22.0-31.2)
Vascular involvement 0.01
 ≤ 180° 52.5 (4.8-52.5)
 > 180° 12.4 (6.6-16.4)
Number of comorbidities 0.04
 ≤ 2 21.6 (10.3-23.9)
 > 2 12.4 (6.6-16.4)
Prior chemotherapy 0.01
 FOLFIRINOX + gemcitabine/abraxane 23.2 (19.4-35.9)
 FOLFIRINOX 13.3 (9.4-18.2)
 Gemcitabine/abraxane 12.4 (4.6-26.5)
Prior radiation <0.0001
 Yes 12.3 (6.4-17.2)
 No 26.5 (22.7-6.3)
Tumor size 0.0003
 ≤ 3.6 26.5 (22.5-2.5)
 > 3.6 18.2 (13.8-22.8)
PFS from diagnosis
Vascular involvement 0.001
 ≤ 180° 52.8 (17.5-77.1)
 > 180° 16.8 (15.7-18.4)
Prior chemotherapy 0.04
 FOLFIRINOX + Gemcitabine/abraxane 20.8 (17.5-24.7)
 FOLFIRINOX 18.7 (16.3-20.7)
 Gemcitabine/abraxane 15.5 (10.6-25.4)
PFS from IRE
Age 0.046
 ≤ 61 22.0 (18.8-30.4)
 > 61 12.5 (8.9-186)
CA19-9
 Normal at IRE 8.9 (7.0-11.5) 0.006
 Abnormal at IRE 5.3 (3.7-6.6)
Diabetes 0.0003
 Yes 7.2 (4.3-13.8)
 No 20.6 (14.6-22.8)
Vascular involvement 0.005
 ≤ 180° 24.2 (4.5-52.5)
 > 180° 7.3 (5.8-8.8)
Prior chemotherapy <0.0001
 FOLFIRINOX + gemcitabine/abraxane 19.4 (14.5-23.2)
 FOLFIRINOX 8.7 (5.8-11.5)
 Gemcitabine/abraxane 8.8 (2.9-10.9)
Preoperative radiation <0.0001
Yes 6.7 (3.3-8.9)
No 22.3 (18.9-29.3)
Tumor size (cm) <0.0001
≤ 3.6 22.8 (19.4-35.9)
> 3.6 10.4 (8.2-6.1)

OS, overall survival; KM, Kaplan Meier; CA19-9, cancer antigen 19-9; IRE, irreversible electroporation; PFS, progression free survival; FOLFIRINOX, folinic acid, 5-fluorouracil, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin.

Bold values represent statistical significance with p values less than 0.05.