Table 1. Patient characteristics.

Total	38
Male/female	19/19
Median age, years	58
Range, years	18–81
Prior chemotherapy
None	7
1–2 prior regimens	20
⩾3 prior regimens	11
Prior radiotherapy
No	23
Yes	15
Prior hormonal therapy
No	36
Yes	2
Tumour type
Colorectal carcinoma	10
Oesophageal carcinoma	5
Renal cell carcinoma	3
Nonsmall cell lung cancer	3
ACUP	3
Pancreatic carcinoma	2
Miscellaneous	12