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. 2016 May 5;77:1275–1283. doi: 10.1007/s00280-016-3031-9

Table 1.

Demographic and baseline characteristics of the cardiac safety population

Parameter Safety population (n = 44) Cardiac safety population (n = 30)
Age, year
 Mean 59.0 58.9
 SD 8.86 8.10
 Median 59.0 58.0
 Minimum, maximum 39, 78 41, 77
Gender, n (%)
 Male 22 (50.0) 15 (50.0)
 Female 22 (50.0) 15 (50.0)
Race, n (%)
 White 38 (86.4) 26 (86.7)
 Black, of African heritage 3 (6.8) 2 (6.7)
 Asian 2 (4.5) 2 (6.7)
 American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 (2.3) 0
Ethnicity, n (%)
 Hispanic or Latino 1 (2.3) 1 (3.3)
 Not Hispanic or Latino 43 (97.7) 29 (96.7)
Body surface area, m2
 Mean 1.92 1.91
 SD 0.283 0.253
 Median 1.91 1.88
 Minimum, maximum 1.44, 2.66 1.48, 2.34
ECOG performance status, n (%)
 0 29 (65.9) 21 (70.0)
 1 15 (34.1) 9 (30.0)
Cancer type, n (%)
 Cervical 2 (4.5) 1 (3.3)
 Colon 32 (72.7) 23 (76.7)
 Rectal 1 (2.3) 1 (3.3)
 Esophageal 2 (4.5) 0
 Pancreatic 3 (6.8) 3 (10.0)
 Renal 2 (4.5) 1 (3.3)
 Uterine 1 (2.3) 0
 Other 1 (2.3) 1 (3.3)
Prior surgery/biopsy related to cancer,a n (%)
 Yes (excludes patients with biopsy only) 35 (79.5) 23 (76.7)
  Primary 27 (61.4) 16 (53.3)
  Other 19 (43.2) 13 (43.3)
 Biopsy 34 (77.3) 24 (80.0)
 No 0 0
Prior radiotherapy
 Yes 18 (40.9) 12 (40.0)
 No 26 (59.1) 18 (60.0)
Prior systemic cancer therapy,b n (%)
 Yes 44 (100) 30 (100)
Intent of prior systemic cancer therapy,a n (%)
 Neoadjuvant 8 (18.2) 5 (16.7)
 Adjuvant 15 (34.1) 8 (26.7)
 Metastatic 40 (90.9) 28 (93.3)
Number of prior regimens,b n (%)
 1 1 (2.3) 0
 2 10 (22.7) 7 (23.3)
 3 7 (15.9) 5 (16.7)
 ≥4 26 (59.1) 18 (60.0)

SD standard deviation; ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

aPatients with multiple levels are counted in each applicable category

bIncluded all prior systemic therapies (neoadjuvant, adjuvant, metastatic)