Table 1.
Characteristics | N (%)* |
---|---|
Age, average (range) | 58 (21–90) |
Female sex | 168 (46) |
Race | |
White | 242 (66) |
Black | 59 (16) |
Hispanic | 39 (11) |
Other | 26 (7) |
Cancer type | |
Breast | 50 (14) |
Gastrointestinal | 111 (30) |
Genitourinary | 20 (6) |
Gynecological | 34 (9) |
Head and neck | 48 (13) |
Hematologic | 8 (2) |
Respiratory | 40 (11) |
Other | 55 (15) |
Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale, mean (SD) | |
Pain | 4.2 (3.0) |
Fatigue | 5.2 (2.9) |
Nausea | 2.0 (2.7) |
Depression | 2.7 (2.9) |
Anxiety | 3.1 (3.1) |
Drowsiness | 3.5 (3.1) |
Dyspnea | 3.1 (3.2) |
Appetite | 4.7 (3.1) |
Well being | 4.5 (2.9) |
Sleep | 4.7 (2.9) |
ECOG Performance status | |
0–1 | 81 (22.6) |
2 | 147 (41.1) |
3 | 130 (36.3) |
4 | 0 |
Percentage weight loss over past 6 months, mean (SD) | 7.8 (14.6) |
Serum albumin in g/dL, mean (SD) | 3.8 (0.7) |
Hypercalcemia (corrected calcium >10.2 mg/dL) | 11 (4.1) |
Lactate dehydrogenase in unit, mean (SD) | 778.5 (1226.2) |
Leukocytosis (serum leukocyte >11,000/mm3) | 40 (12.0) |
Lymphopenia (lymphocyte <1%) | 140 (42.2) |
Anemia (hemoglobin <8.0 g/dL) | 13 (3.9) |
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, mean (SD) | 5.9 (7.0) |
Abbreviations: ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Unless otherwise specified