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.