Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics.
| Characteristics | Patient number, N=81 (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 58 (71.6) |
| Female | 23 (28.4) |
| Median age at diagnosis | 82y (48–97) |
| Basal Performance Status (ECOG) | |
| 0 | 14 (17.3) |
| 1 | 54 (66.7) |
| 2 | 13 (16) |
| Primary site | |
| Head/neck | 62 (76.5) |
| Trunk | 4 (4.9) |
| Upper limbs | 4 (4.9) |
| Lower limbs | 11 (13.6) |
| N. of previous surgery | |
| No previous surgery | 36 (44.4) |
| 1 | 22 (27.2) |
| ≥2 | 23 (28.4) |
| Previous RT | |
| Yes | 28 (34.6) |
| No | 53 (65.4) |
| T status | |
| T1–3 | 31 (38.3) |
| T4 | 50 (61.7) |
| N status | |
| N0 | 51 (63) |
| N+ | 30 (37) |
| M status | |
| M0 | 72 (88.9) |
| M1 | 9 (11.1) |