Research Article
Risk Stratification in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer: Validation of the A.L.A.N. Score
Table 2
Comparison of median OS among the A.L.A.N. subgroups.
| A.L.A.N. subgroups | Low risk (0 points) | Intermediate risk (1–2 points) | High risk (3-4 points) | value |
| This study: median OS (95% CI), m | 21.9 (10.3–30.9) | 11.4 (6.4–18.0) | 4.3 (3.0–8.6) | 0.017 | Original A.L.A.N. exploratory cohort: median OS (95% CI), m | 22 (14–32) | 12 (8–15) | 5 (2–8) | <0.001 | Original A.L.A.N. validation cohort: median OS (95% CI), m | 12.9 (8.7–26.4) | 9.3 (7.4–14.7) | 4.3 (2.6–9.2) | 0.005 |
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OS: overall survival; CI: confidence interval; m: months. Significant values are depicted in bold. |