Table 1. Patient, Disease, and Treatment Characteristics (n = 14228), SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results).
| Variable | Categories | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Registry | SEER 9 | 7994 (56%) |
| SEER 13 (> 1992) | 1623 (11%) | |
| SEER 17 (>2000) | 4227 (30%) | |
| SEER 18 | 384 (3%) | |
| Sex | Male | 11032 (78%) |
| Female | 3196 (22%) | |
| Race | White | 13046 (92%) |
| Black | 688 (5%) | |
| Other | 494 (3%) | |
| Age (yr) | 18–49 | 910 (6%) |
| 50–59 | 1795 (13%) | |
| 60–69 | 3421 (24%) | |
| 70–79 | 4875 (34%) | |
| 80+ | 3227 (23%) | |
| Diagnosis year | 1973–1989 | 2695 (19%) |
| 1990–1994 | 1514 (11%) | |
| 1995–1999 | 1764 (12%) | |
| 2000–2004 | 4048 (28%) | |
| 2005–2009 | 4207 (30%) | |
| Overall Stage | Localized | 1572 (11%) |
| Regional | 2355 (16%) | |
| Distant | 8367 (59%) | |
| Unknown | 1934 (14%) | |
| Histology | Fibrous | 1096 (8%) |
| Epithelial | 3292 (23%) | |
| Biphasic | 650 (4%) | |
| Mesothelioma, NOS | 9190 (65%) | |
| Cancer-directed surgery | No | 10921 (77%) |
| Yes | 3307 (23%) | |
| Type of cancer-directed surgery | Partial resection | 542 (16.3%) |
| Lobectomy | 1232 (37.3%) | |
| Pneumonectomy | 808 (24.5%) | |
| Resection NOS | 725 (21.9%) | |
| Radiation | No | 12050 (85%) |
| Yes | 1805 (13%) | |
| Unknown | 373 (2%) | |
| Vital Status | Alive | 1326 (9%) |
| Dead | 12902 (91%) | |
| Survival in months | Median | 7 |
| 1973–1989 | 8 | |
| 1990–1994 | 7 | |
| 1995–1999 | 7 | |
| 2000–2004 | 7 | |
| 2005–2009 | 6 |