Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics in 226 patients
| Parameters | Numbers of patients | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 115 | 50.9 | |
| Female | 111 | 49.1 | |
| Age in years | |||
| <60 | 116 | ||
| ≥60 | 100 | ||
| Median | 61 | ||
| Range | 20–84 | ||
| Primary tumours | |||
| Lung cancer | 164 | 72.6 | |
| Breast cancer | 45 | 19.9 | |
| Other primaries | 17 | 7.5 | |
| Number of BMs | |||
| 1–3 | 160 | 70.8 | |
| 3–9 | 47 | 20.8 | |
| >9 | 19 | 8.4 | |
| Extracranial metastases | |||
| Yes | 129 | 57.1 | |
| No | 97 | 42.9 | |
| BM status | |||
| Metachronous | 155 | 68.6 | |
| Synchronous | 71 | 31.4 | |
| Extracranial tumour | |||
| Stable | 106 | 46.9 | |
| Active | 120 | 53.1 |
BM, brain metastase.