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. 2017 Jun 27;10:3177–3186. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S128547

Table 1.

Patient baseline characteristics

Patient characteristics Pasireotide LAR 80 mg (n=13) Pasireotide LAR 120 mg (n=16) All patients (N=29)
Age (years)
 Median (range, min–max) 58.0 (42–78) 60.0 (44–76) 58.0 (42–78)
Age category (years), n (%)
 <65 10 (76.9) 10 (62.5) 20 (69.0)
 ≥65 3 (23.1) 6 (37.5) 9 (31.0)
Sex, n (%)
 Male 4 (30.8) 5 (31.3) 9 (31.0)
 Female 9 (69.2) 11 (68.8) 20 (69.0)
Race, n (%)
 Caucasian 11 (84.6) 13 (81.3) 24 (82.8)
 Black 2 (15.4) 1 (6.3) 3 (10.3)
 Asian 0 1 (6.3) 1 (3.4)
 Other 0 1 (6.3) 1 (3.4)
Ethnicity, n (%)
 Mixed ethnicity 0 1 (6.3) 1 (3.4)
 Others 13 (100.0) 15 (93.8) 28 (96.6)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
 Median (range, min–max) 27.10 (21.4–40.7) 25.90 (18.6–45.1) 26.10 (18.6–45.1)
 WHO performance status, n (%)
 No restrictions 6 (46.2) 8 (50.0) 14 (48.3)
 Only light work 7 (53.8) 8 (50.0) 15 (51.7)
Histologic grade, n (%)
 Well differentiated 11 (84.6) 12 (75.0) 23 (79.3)
 Moderately differentiated 2 (15.4) 4 (25.0) 6 (20.7)
Primary site of cancer, n (%)
 Lung 0 4 (25.0) 4 (13.8)
 Pancreas 2 (15.4) 5 (31.3) 7 (24.1)
 Small intestine 6 (46.2) 7 (43.8) 13 (44.8)
 Colon 1 (7.7) 0 1 (3.4)
 Rectum 1 (7.7) 0 1 (3.4)
 Others 3 (23.1) 0 3 (10.3)
Current extent of disease*, n (%) – metastatic sites
 Liver 11 (84.6) 13 (81.3) 24 (82.8)
 Lung 2 (15.4) 7 (43.8) 9 (31.0)
 Peritoneum 3 (23.1) 2 (12.5) 5 (17.2)
 Omentum 3 (23.1) 1 (6.3) 4 (13.8)
 Pancreas 2 (15.4) 1 (6.3) 3 (10.3)
 Small bowel 2 (15.4) 1 (6.3) 3 (10.3)
 Ascites (malignant) 1 (7.7) 2 (12.5) 3 (10.3)
 Bone 1 (7.7) 2 (12.5) 3 (10.3)
Prior therapies, n (%)
 Any prior therapy 13 (100.0) 15 (93.8) 28 (96.6)
 Surgery 13 (100.0) 15 (93.8) 28 (96.6)
 Radiotherapy 2 (15.4) 4 (25.0) 6 (20.7)
 Prior SSA therapy 12 (92.3) 14 (87.5) 26 (89.7)

Note:

*

Reported for >10% patients.

Abbreviations: LAR, long-acting release; WHO, World Health Organization; SSA, somatostatin analog.