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. 2003 May 13;88(10):1516–1521. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600934

Table 1. Presentation characteristics.

Number of patients 33  
Metastatic at diagnosis 14 out of 33  
Radical nephrectomy 21 out of 33 (inc. two with PA nodes)
Median interval radical surgery to commencing cytokines (in those 21 patients) 31.4 months (1.6–92.8)
Male : female 29 : 4  
Median age 51 (27–70)
Hb    
 <12 22  
 >12 11  
WBC    
 <10 23  
 >10 10  
Platelets    
 <450 22  
 >450 11  
LDH    
 <480 19  
 >480 14  
PS    
 0 5  
 1 16  
 2 8  
 3 4  
No. metastatic sites    
1 12  
2 14  
3 7  
Median duration of disease 23.6 months (3.1–162.4)
 <2 years 16  
 >2 years 17  
Median duration of metastases 15.6 months (0.2–80.3)
 <1 year 13  
 >1 year 20