Table 1.
Patient and disease characteristics for 21 patients with solitary fibrous tumors treated with conventional chemotherapy
| Patient characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age at start of treatment (years) |
Median |
Range |
| 56 |
19–74 |
|
|
n |
% |
|
| Sex | ||
| Men |
12 |
57 |
| Women |
9 |
43 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White |
17 |
81 |
| Hispanic |
3 |
14 |
| Asian |
1 |
5 |
| Primary tumor site | ||
| Abdomen/pelvis |
9 |
43 |
| Lung/pleura |
4 |
19 |
| Central nervous system/meninges |
3 |
14 |
| Extremities |
2 |
9 |
| Head or neck |
1 |
5 |
| Gluteal region |
1 |
5 |
| Posterior trunk |
1 |
5 |
| Stage of disease | ||
| Primary locally advanced |
3 |
14 |
| Locally recurrent |
1 |
5 |
| Metastatic |
17 |
81 |
| Prior regimens of chemotherapy | ||
| 0 |
18 |
86 |
| 1 | 3 | 14 |