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Table 1 Clinical features

From: Elastic modulus-reflected liver lesion stiffness relates to worse prognosis in pancreatic cancer patients with liver metastasis

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Patients (N = 54)

Age (years), mean ± SD

62.0 ± 9.7

Gender, no. (%)

 Male

29 (53.7)

 Female

25 (46.3)

Tumor location, no. (%)

 Head of pancreas

17 (31.5)

 Body of pancreas

17 (31.5)

 Cauda of pancreas

29 (53.7)

Liver metastasis, no. (%)

54 (100.0)

 Single

9 (16.7)

 Multiple

45 (83.3)

Extrahepatic metastasis, no. (%)

 Intra-abdomen

34 (63.0)

 Lymph gland

4 (7.4)

 Skeleton

6 (11.1)

 Lung

3 (5.6)

 No extrahepatic metastases

12 (22.2)

Number of extrahepatic metastases, no. (%)

 0

12 (22.2)

 1

18 (33.3)

 2

14 (25.9)

 3

8 (14.8)

 4

1 (1.9)

 5

1 (1.9)

Size of liver metastasis (cm), median (IQR)

2.7 (1.5–3.5)

Tumor markers, median (IQR)

 CA199 (U/mL)

1000.0 (59.7–1000.0)

 CA125 (U/mL)

78.2 (33.3–227.9)

 CEA (ng/mL)

14.4 (4.9–67.0)

Treatment, No. (%)

 AG

33 (61.1)

 Other GEM-based regimens

33 (61.1)

 Folfirinox

5 (9.3)

 Others

14 (25.9)

Liver stiffness, median (IQR)

 EM of liver metastasis

57.9 (43.3–83.5)

 EM of peripheral liver tissue

7.5 (6.3–10.4)

 Relative EM

7.8 (4.8–10.7)

  1. SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range, CA199 Carbohydrate antigen 199, CA125 Cancer antigen 125, CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen, AG Albumin paclitaxel + gemcitabine, GEM Gemcitabine, EM Elastic modulus