Table 2. . Study treatment.

Treatment characteristics	Variable	n (all 56 pts)	% of pts
Chemo regimen	Gemcitabine alone	4	7
	Carboplatin/gemcitabine	12	21
	Cisplatin/gemcitabine	40	72
Number of cycles	Six cycles	17	30
	Five cycles	3	5
	Four cycles	25	45
	Less than four cycles	11	20
Progression after first-line treatment		40	71
Treatment after progression	Second-line chemotherapy	19	34
	Third-line chemotherapy	6	11
Palliative RT†	All	14	27
	Bone	7	14
	Brain	5	10
	Mediastinum (SVCO)	2	4

^†Only stage IV were treated with palliative RT.

Pts: Pts; RT: Radiotherapy; SVCO: Superior vena cava obstruction.