Table 1.

Patient and tumour characteristics

Characteristic	No. of Patients (n = 39)	%
Age (years)
Median	63
Range	38-80
Gender
Male	30	77
Female	9	23
ECOG performance status
0	16	41
1	17	44
2	6	15
Disease status
Locally advanced	0	0
Metastatic	39	100
Site of the primary tumour
Oesophago-gastric junction	22	56
Stomach	17	44
Histological classification (Laurén)
Intestinal	22	56
Non-intestinal (diffuse or mixed)	17	44

Abbreviation: ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group