Table 1 Clinicopathological features of the patients
Parameters | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Karnofsky performance status (%) | |
100 | 2 (6.7) |
90 | 13 (43.3) |
80 | 10 (33.3) |
70 | 3 (10.0) |
60 | 2 (6.7) |
Primary site of tumour | |
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma | 16 (53.3) |
Carcinoma of common bile duct | 2 (6.7) |
Carcinoma of ampulla vater | 7 (23.3) |
Carcinoma of gallbladder | 5 (16.7) |
Prior therapies | |
Curative surgery | 15 (50.0) |
Palliative surgery | 3 (10) |
Radiotherapy | 2 (6.7) |
Chemoradiotherapy | 1 (3.3) |
TACEa | 1 (3.3) |
Sites of metastases | |
Liver | 25 (83.3) |
Lung | 5 (16.7) |
Bone | 1 (3.3) |
Lymph nodes | 8 (26.7) |
Othersb | 5 (16.7) |
Biliary tract obstruction | |
Yes | 14 (46.6) |
No | 16 (53.4) |
