Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Characteristics | No. | %a |
|---|---|---|
| No. of treated patients | 38 | |
| Median age, years | 62 | |
| Range | 20–88 | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 23 | 61 |
| Female | 15 | 39 |
| ECOG PS | ||
| 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 1 | 26 | 68 |
| 2 | 5 | 13 |
| Primary tumour site | ||
| Colon | 15 | 39 |
| Rectal | 3 | 8 |
| Neuroendocrine | 3 | 8 |
| Gastric | 2 | 5 |
| Head and neck | 2 | 5 |
| Non small cell lung cancer | 2 | 5 |
| Small bowel/appendix | 2 | 5 |
| Cervix | 1 | 3 |
| Renal | 1 | 3 |
| Melanoma | 1 | 3 |
| Ovary | 1 | 3 |
| Prostate | 1 | 3 |
| Salivary gland | 1 | 3 |
| Thyroid | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown primary/others | 2 | 5 |
| Measurable disease | ||
| Yes | 36 | 95 |
| No | 2 | 5 |
| Prior therapy | ||
| Chemotherapy | 33 | 87 |
| Hormone therapy | 1 | 3 |
| Immunotherapy | 1 | 3 |
| Radiotherapy | 17 | 45 |
| Other therapy | 16 | 42 |
| No. of prior chemotherapy regimens | ||
| 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | 3 |
Abbreviations: ECOG=Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; PS=performance status.
a
Percentage values rounded to the nearest zero decimal point, therefore not all values add up to a 100%.