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Patient's characteristics.
| Characteristics | Patients | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Age (median) | 10–81 (44) | |
| Male | 144 | 75.8 |
| Female | 46 | 24.2 |
| ECOG performance status | ||
| 0 | 57 | 30.0 |
| 1 | 113 | 59.5 |
| 2 | 20 | 10.5 |
| Pathology | ||
| WHO type I | 3 | 2.5 |
| WHO type II/III | 118 | 97.5 |
| UICC 2002 stage | ||
| I | 16 | 8.4 |
| IIa-b | 64 | 33.7 |
| III | 71 | 37.4 |
| IVa-b | 39 | 20.5 |
