Table 1. Characteristics of patients.
No. of patients |
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---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Elderly | Unfit | All |
Total no. of patients | 18 | 41 | 59 |
Sex | |||
Male | 17 | 26 | 43 |
Female | 1 | 15 | 16 |
Age (years) | |||
Median | 73.5 | 60 | 62 |
Range | 70–80 | 38–69 | 38–80 |
Performance status (ECOG) | |||
1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2 | 11 | 29 | 40 |
3 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
Stage | |||
IIIB | 3 | 4 | 7 |
IV | 15 | 37 | 52 |
Histology | |||
Squamous | 10 | 17 | 27 |
Adenocarcinoma | 6 | 21 | 27 |
Bronchioloalveolar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Undefined NSCLC | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Prior chemotherapy regimen | |||
None | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
2 or more | 10 | 24 | 34 |
ECOG=Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; NSCLC=non-small-cell lung cancer.