. 2003 Oct 14;89(8):1428–1432. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601280

Table 1. Characteristics of the 58 patients enrolled in the study.

Number of patients	58

Sex ratio
Male	31
Female	27
Median age (range)	76 years (67–82)

ECOG performance status
0	31
I	27

Prior gastrectomy
Curative	40
Palliative	12
Not performed	6

Sites of the disease
Liver plus lymphnodes	17
Abdominal relapse plus lympnhodes	13
Liver	11
Lymphnodes	10
Primary tumour plus liver	4
Primary tumour plus lympnhodes	2
Lung plus liver	1

CEA level
<10 ng ml⁻¹	20
>10 ng ml⁻¹	38