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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 9.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2012 Aug 22;119(3):586–592. doi: 10.1002/cncr.27760

Table 1.

Demographic and Baseline Characteristics

Patient Characteristics Regimen A (TB) n=43 Regimen B (ABC) n=51

Median Age (range) 57 (range: 25–82) 57 (range: 22–83)

Male 58.1% 56.9%

Prior radiation therapy 25.6% 17.6%

Prior Systemic Therapies
 None 65.1% 62.7%
 Immunotherapy 32.6% 35.3%
 Vaccine therapy ---- 2.0%
 Immuno- and vaccine therapy 2.3% ----

ECOG Performance Status
 0 74.4% 64.7%
 1 25.6% 35.3%

M1 sub stage
 M1a 23.3% 23.5%
 M1b 30.2% 25.5%
 M1c 46.5% 51.0%

Elevated LDH (> ULN) 47% 51%

Pre-existing Signs and Symptoms
 Grade 3 hypertension ---- 2.0%
 Grade 2 hypertension 4.7% 3.9%
 Grade 2 fatigue 11.6% 5.9%
 Grade 2 muscle pain 4.7% 5.9%
 Grade 2 joint pain 0.0% 7.8%
 Grade 2 anemia 2.3% 2.0%