Research Article

Simultaneous Gemcitabine and Percutaneous CT-Guided Irreversible Electroporation for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Table 1

Patients characteristics (n (%)).

CharacteristicGEM-IRE group (n = 30)IRE group (n = 30) value

Sex
 F16 (53.3)18 (60.0)0.795
 M14 (46.7)12 (40)

Mean age (years)61 (43–78)67 (47–75)
Lesion size (cm)3.8 (2.1–4.7)4.1 (2.3–4.6)
Tumor location0.763
 Head7 (23.3)8 (26.7)
 Body12 (40.0)15 (50.0)
 Tail7(23.3)4 (13.3)
 Uncinate process4 (13.4)3 (10.0)

Preoperative surgical therapy0.624
 None23 (76.6)25 (83.4)
 Gastrojejunostomy2 (6.7)1 (3.3)
 Hepaticojejunostomy1 (3.3)1 (3.3)
 Double bypass2 (6.7)0 (0.0)
 Others2 (6.7)3 (10.0)

PS0.627
 08 (26.7)5 (16.7)
 118 (60.0)22 (73.3)
 24 (13.3)3 (10.0)

PS: performance status.