Table I.
Patient characteristics.
| Characteristics | Patient no. (%) (n=53) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| Median | 67 |
| Range | 47–77 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 43 (81.0) |
| Female | 10 (19.0) |
| Smoking status | |
| Never | 7 (13.0) |
| Former/current | 46 (87.0) |
| Histology | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 40 (75.0) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 9 (17.0) |
| NOS | 4 (8.0) |
| No. of prior chemotherapies | |
| 1 | 26 (49.0) |
| 2 | 27 (51.0) |
| Stage | |
| IIIB | 2 (4.0) |
| IV | |
| M1a | 16 (30.0) |
| M1b | 35 (66.0) |
| ECOG PS | |
| 0 | 23 (43.4) |
| 1 | 24 (45.3) |
| 2 | 6 (11.3) |
NOS, not otherwise specified; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status.