Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 87 patients with colorectal cancer assigned to chemotherapy at hospital outpatient clinic or at home. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Characteristic | Treatment
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Outpatient (n=42) | Home (n=45) | |
| Male | 24 (57) | 21 (47) |
| Mean age (years) | 60.8 | 59.8 |
| Site of tumour: | ||
| Colon | 19 (45) | 21 (47) |
| Rectum | 14 (33) | 13 (29) |
| Advanced disease | 9 (21) | 11 (24) |
| Unacceptable treatment toxicity*: | ||
| Haematological | 13 (31) | 12 (27) |
| Biochemical | 0 | 0 |
| Clinical | 15 (36) | 12 (27) |
| Treatment type: | ||
| Palliative | 8 (19) | 9 (20) |
| Adjuvant | 34 (81) | 36 (80) |
| Preoperative radiotherapy | 3 (7) | 2 (4) |
| Postoperative radiotherapy | 12 (29) | 14 (31) |
*
Grade 3 or 4 on ECOG classification.