Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of 60 patients

	Total (n = 60)
Age
Median, years	62.5
Range	38-84
Gender
Female	39 (65.0%)
Male	21 (35.0%)
Smoking history
Nonsmoker	43 (71.7%)
Ex-smoker	11 (18.3%)
Current smoker	6 (10.0%)
WHO Performance status
Normal activity	23 (38.3%)
Restricted activity	27 (45.0%)
In bed < 50% of the time	9 (15.0%)
In bed > 50% of the time	1 (1.7%)
Tumor histology
ADC	53 (88.3%)
SQC	3 (5.0%)
LCC	1 (1.7%)
NSCLC NOS	2 (3.3%)
Others	1 (1.7%)
Stage
IIIA	3 (5.0%)
IIIB	4 (6.7%)
IV	53 (88.3%)

Abbreviations: ADC adenocarcinoma, SQC squamous cell carcinoma, LCC large cell carcinoma, NSCLC NOS non-small cell lung cancer not otherwise specified.