Main causes of death in advanced biliary tract cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are no previous reports on the main causes of death in biliary tract cancer (BTC) patients. This study aimed to evaluate the main causes of death and survival rates in patients with BTC.

Methods

We retrospectively evaluated 143 patients who were diagnosed with unresectable BTC between August 2010 and March 2020. We classified the main causes of death based on laboratory data, imaging studies, and medical records. The main causes of death evaluated included liver failure, cholangitis, cachexia, other causes associated with tumor progression, and complications. We also analyzed survival rates for each main cause of death.

Results

After excluding patients who were lost to follow-up, living patients, and patients who had no records of laboratory data with

SUBMITTER: Kimura-Seto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10225207 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature