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Published in final edited form as: Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Oct 1;14(19):6317–6323. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-08-0539

Table 2.

Patient and tumor characteristics by FISH status

EGFR FISH (+) EGFR FISH (−)


Placebo (n = 57) Erlotinib (n = 43) Placebo (n = 67) Erlotinib (n = 78)
Age (y)
    Median 65 67 65 62
    Range 40–82 24–81 36–80 35–79
Sex
    Male 33 (57.9) 19 (44.2) 41 (61.2) 46 (59.0)
    Female 24 (42.1) 24 (55.8) 26 (38.8) 32 (41.0)
Ethnicity
Caucasian 53 (93) 36 (83.7) 64 (95.5) 67 (85.9)
Asian or Pacific Islander 3 (5.3) 1 (2.3) 0 (0.0) 3 (3.8)
Other 1 (1.8) 6 (14.0) 3 (4.5) 8 (10.3)
Smoking history
    Never 5 (8.8) 4 (9.3) 2 (3.0) 8 (10.3)
    Current 3 (5.3) 7 (16.3) 16 (23.9) 12 (15.4)
    Previous 49 (86.0) 32 (74.4) 49 (73.1) 58 (74.4)
Baseline ECOG
    0 22 (38.6) 13 (30.2) 21 (31.3) 34 (43.6)
    1 35 (61.4) 30 (69.8) 46 (68.7) 44 (56.4)
    2 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Prior radiotherapy
    Yes 12 (21.1) 15 (34.9) 17 (25.4) 17 (21.8)
    No 45 (78.9) 28 (65.1) 50 (74.6) 61 (78.2)
Cancer type
    Metastatic disease 48 (84.2) 41 (95.3) 57 (85.1) 70 (89.7)
    Local advanced disease 9 (15.8) 2 (4.7) 10 (14.9) 8 (10.3)
Months since initial NSCLC diagnosis
    <6 47 (82.5) 39 (90.7) 50 (74.6) 67 (85.9)
    6–12 4 (7.0) 1 (2.3) 4 (6.0) 2 (2.6)
    >12 6 (10.5) 3 (7.0) 13 (19.4) 9 (11.5)
Histology
    Squamous cell 7 (12.3) 9 (20.9) 14 (20.9) 16 (20.5)
    Adenocarcinoma 40 (70.2) 25 (58.1) 38 (56.7) 43 (55.1)
    Large cell 3 (5.3) 3 (7.0) 10 (14.9) 9 (11.5)
    Other 7 (12.3) 6 (14.0) 5 (7.5) 10 (12.8)
Weight loss*
    Yes 21 (36.8) 13 (30.2) 18 (26.9) 25 (32.1)
    No 36 (63.2) 30 (69.8) 49 (73.1) 53 (67.9)
Disease measurability
    Measurable 54 (94.7) 30 (90.7) 60 (89.6) 74 (94.9)
    Nonmeasurable 3 (5.3) 4 (9.3) 7 (10.4) 4 (5.1)
Cancer stage
    IIIB 10 (17.5) 2 (4.7) 10 (14.9) 8 (10.3)
    IV 47 (82.5) 41 (95.3) 57 (85.1) 70 (89.7)
EGFR mutation
    N 43 32 49 55
    Yes 13 (30.2) 11 (34.4) 3 (6.1) 3 (5.5)
    No 30 (69.8) 21 (65.6) 46 (93.9) 52 (94.5)
K-ras mutation
    n 46 34 55 57
    Yes 12 (26.1) 3 (8.8) 12 (21.8) 15 (26.3)
    No 34 (73.9) 31 (91.2) 43 (78.2) 42 (73.7)
*

Lost >5 lbs in last 6 mo.

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