Table 2

Clinical details of patients with ICC

YearP value
Prepandemic (March 2019–February 2020)Pandemic (March 2020–February 2021)
Cases diagnosed7664
Mode of presentationSurveillance6 (8%)1 (2%)p=0.130
Incidental12 (16%)13 (20%)
Symptomatic58 (76%)50 (78%)
TNM stageI2 (3%)0 (0%)p=0.002**
II19 (25%)3 (5%)
III12 (16%)8 (12%)
IV42 (56%)53 (83%)
Age in years (median)68.69±1.33 (71)70.22±1.30 (72)p=0.518
GenderMale46 (61%)42 (66%)p=0.534
Female30 (39%)22 (33%)
Performance status019 (25%)13 (20%)p=0.659
131 (41%)31 (48%)
219 (25%)12 (19%)
37 (9%)7 (11%)
40 (0%)1 (2%)
Tumour diameter in mm (median)57.54±5.72 (50)51.34±4.34 (42)p=0.755
First-line treatment receivedOLTx1 (1%)0 (0%)p=0.261
Resection14 (19%)10 (16%)
Ablation1 (1%)0 (0%)
TACE0 (0%)2 (3%)
SIRT3 (4%)0 (0%)
Medical20 (26%)14 (23%)
Supportive Care37 (49%)36 (58%)
  • Continuous data are shown as mean±SE of mean, with median in parentheses. Categorical datasets have been analysed by Pearson’s χ2 tests, with p values for continuous data determined by t-test or Mann-Whitney U tests.

  • *p<0.05; **p<0.005.

  • ICC, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; OLTx, orthotopic liver transplantation; SIRT, selective internal radiation therapy; TACE, transarterial chemoembolisation; TNM, tumour-node-metastases.