Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Characteristic	No of patients (n = 51)	%
Sex
Male	31	60.8
Female	20	39.2
Stage
IIIB	6	11.8
IV	45	88.2
Histology
Adenocarcinoma	43	84.3
Non-adenocarcinoma	8	15.7
Smoking history
Yes	19	37.3
No	32	62.7
Previous chemotherapy
0 regimen	3	5.9
1 regimen	33	64.7
2 regimens	9	17.6
≥3 regimens	6	11.8

Note: Median age of all patients: 54 years; range 25–77 years.