Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Characteristics | All patients (n = 46) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 32 (69.6%) |
 Female | 14 (30.4%) |
Age, years-median (range) | 65.5 (43-75) |
 > 60 | 33 (71.7%) |
 ≤ 60 | 13 (28.3%) |
Clinical stage | |
 IIIb | 2 (4.3%) |
 IVa | 3 (6.5%) |
 IVb | 41 (89.1%) |
Previous surgical treatment | |
 Yes | 21 (45.7%) |
 No | 25 (54.3%) |
Metastatic sites | |
 Distant lymph node | 34 (73.9%) |
 Lung | 16 (34.8%) |
 Liver | 13 (28.3%) |
 Other | 11 (23.9%) |
Number of metastatic sites | |
 ≤ 2 | 31 (67.4%) |
 > 2 | 15 (32.6%) |
ECOG PS | |
 0 | 15 (32.6%) |
 1 | 31 (67.4%) |