Skip to main content
. 2023 May 24;129(2):301–308. doi: 10.1038/s41416-023-02254-6

Table 3.

Characteristics of CUP patients who received systemic therapy.

All CUP patients who received systemic therapy (n = 100) Empirical chemotherapy only (n = 54) Site-specific, targeted therapy or immunotherapy (n = 46)
Median age (years) 63 63 63
Sex
  Female 54 31 (57%) 23 (50%)
  Male 46 23 (43%) 23 (50%
Charlson comorbidity index
  <3 94 50 (93%) 44 (96%)
  ≥3 6 4 (7%) 2 (4%)
ECOG performance status
  0–1 88 47 (87%) 41 (89%)
  ≥2 10 6 (11%) 4 (9%)
  Unknown 2 1 (2%) 1 (2%)
Likely tissue of origin
  Yes 38 7 (13%) 31 (67%)
  No 62 47 (87%) 15 (33%)
Favourable subtype
  Yes 33 5 (9%) 28 (61%)
  No 67 49 (91%) 18 (39%)

CUP cancer of unknown primary, ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.