TABLE 4.
Characteristics of 45 patients with biliary tract cancer
| Clinical status | Bile exosomal miR‐451a level | p value | Bile exosomal miR‐3619‐3p level | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | High | Low | |||
| n = 22 | n = 23 | n = 22 | n = 23 | |||
| Age | 76 | 76 | 0.67 | 76.5 | 76.0 | 0.10 |
| Gender | ||||||
| M:F | 15:7 | 17:6 | 0.67 | 13:9 | 19:4 | 0.08 |
| Diseases | ||||||
| dCCA | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | ||
| GBC | 5 | 7 | 0.35 | 8 | 4 | 0.35 |
| pCCA | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Stage | ||||||
| I–II | 10 | 16 | 0.10 | 9 | 17 | 0.03 |
| III–IV | 12 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
| Treatment | ||||||
| Surgery | 8 | 17 | 8 | 17 | ||
| Chemotherapy | 5 | 3 | 0.03 | 5 | 3 | 0.03 |
| BSC | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ||
Abbreviations: BSC, best supportive care; dCCA, distal cholangiocarcinoma; F, female; GBC, gallbladder cancer; M, male; miR, microRNA; pCCA, perihilar cholangiocarcinoma.
The italic values, statistically significant.