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. 2004 Feb 3;90(3):626–631. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601587

Table 1. Baseline patient characteristics (n=34).

Median age, years (range) 56 19–74
Sex  
 Male 26 76%
 Female 8 24%
Karnofsky performance status  
 100 11 32%
 90 11 32%
 80 6 18%
 70 6 18%
Prior therapy  
 Nephrectomy 12 35%
 Excision of metastatic lesions 6 18%
 None 19 56%
Number of disease sites  
 1 1 3%
 2 10 29%
 3 12 35%
 4 or more 11 32%
Most common sites of disease  
 Primary kidney tumour 22 65%
 Local recurrence kidney bed 7 21%
 Lung/pleura 20 59%
 Lung metastasis alone 0 0%
 Lymph node 17 50%
 Liver 10 29%
 Bone 13 38%
 Soft tissue 10 29%