Table 1 Characteristics of 84275 patients with microscopically confirmed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma diagnosed from 1975 to 2011.

From: The actual 5-year survivors of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma based on real-world data

Variables

Overall (N = 84,275)

Age (years)

68 (59–76)

Female gender

41,065 (48.7%)

SEER historic stage Aa

Localized

5967 (7.1%)

Regional

26,318 (31.2%)

Distant

47,228 (56.0%)

Unstaged

4762 (5.7%)

Surgical resection

Yes

15,618 (18.5%)

No

66,269 (78.6%)

Unknown

2388 (2.8%)

Chemotherapy

Yes

38,829 (46.1%)

Nob

45,446 (53.9%)

Radiation

Yes

17,428 (20.7%)

Noc

66,057 (78.4%)

Unknown

790 (0.9%)

  1. aSEER historic stage A is presented here because AJCC stage was not available for the older time period.
  2. bNo evidence of chemotherapy was found in the medical records examined.
  3. cNo evidence of radiation was found in the medical records examined.