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. 2013 Aug 6;109(5):1230–1242. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.429

Table 1. Patient and lesion characteristics.

Characteristic
Number of patients total
23
Age median (range)
59 (46–82)
Gender, number of patients (%)
Male 13 (56.5%)
Female
10 (43.5%)
Histology
Clear cell RCC
23 (100%)
Treatment, number of patients (%)
Sunitinib 14 (60.9%)
Pazopanib 5 (21.7%)
Cediranib 2 (8.7%)
Regorafenib
2 (8.7%)
Lesions, number of lesions (%)
Lung/pleura 18 (32.1%)
Lymph node 11 (19.6%)
Liver 11 (19.6%)
Adrenal gland 8 (14.3%)
Pancreas 5 (8.9%)
Other site
3 (5.4%)
Baseline characteristics of the lesions, median (range)
Longest diameter of lesion 28.5 (10 to 111.4) mm
Volume of lesion 7.95 (0.21 to 317.2) ml
Mean enhancement of lesion 93 (35 to 242) HU
Normalised mean enhancement (nE) of lesion
0.372 (0.136 to 0.650) nHU
Lesion response, baseline to first on-treatment scan median (range)
Percentage change in diameter −8.2 (−73.2 to +73.8)%
Percentage change in nE −41.3 (−87.3 to +57.9)%

Abbreviations: HU=Hounsfield Units; nHU=normalised mean Hounsfield Units; RCC=renal cell carcinoma.