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. 2011 Sep-Dec;4(5-6):168–172.

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Characteristic Number of patients (N = 124)
Median age, years (range) 63 (23–79)

Gender Male/female 74/50

Performance status 0–1/2 111/13

Pathology Wel or mod/por 113/11

Peritoneal metastasis Yes/no 26/98

Liver metastasis Yes/no 69/55

Metastatic sites 1–2/> 3 99/25

First-line treatment FOLFOX/FOLFOX+BV 107/17

Response to first-line FOLFOX CR/PR/SD/PD 0/54/47/23

PFS of first-line FOLFOX < 6 months/> 6 months 49/75

Cause of oxaliplatin discontinuation Disease progression/other 65/59

Leukocyte count (/L) < 8×109/≥ 8×109 110/14

ALP (IU/L) < 400/≥ 400 70/54

LDH (IU/L) < 400/≥ 400 98/26

CEA (ng/mL) < 500/> 500 110/14

Abbreviations: ALP = alkaline phosphatase; CEA = carcinoembryonic antigen; CR = complete response; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; mod = moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma; PD = progressive disease; PFS = progression-free survival; por = poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma; PR = partial response; SD = stable disease; wel = well-differentiated adenocarcinoma.