Table 1.

Patient Characteristics (n = 48)

Characteristic	No.	%
Sex
Male	28	58
Female	20	42
Age, years
Median	53
Range	21-69
Prior radiation therapy	48	100
Prior chemotherapy regimens
Median	2
Range	1-7
1-3	25	52
≥ 3	23	48
Corticosteroid use
Patients receiving corticosteroids at study entry	26	54
Patients able to reduce dose of corticosteroids while on study	15/26	58
Average reduction in corticosteroid dose		59