Table 2.
Candidates for chemotherapy after PTBD.
Candidates (ECOG 0–1) 52/89 (58.4%) |
Not Candidates (ECOG 2–3) 37/89 (41.6%) |
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Level of bilirubin ≤ 30 µmol/L | 12/52 (23%) | 2/37 (5.4%) |
Received chemotherapy | 8/12 | 1/2 |
Cholangiocarcinoma | 1 | 0 |
Colorectal cancer | 6 | 0 |
Pancreatic | 1 | 1 |
Gastric | 0 | 0 |
Did not receive chemotherapy | 4/12 | 1/2 |