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. 2019 Feb;10(1):118–127. doi: 10.21037/jgo.2018.10.05

Table 1. Baseline patient characteristics.

Clinical variable Value, n (%)
Age (years)
   ≤60 31 (52.5)
   >60 28 (47.5)
Gender
   Male 32 (54.2)
   Female 27 (45.7)
Race
   Caucasian 47 (79.7)
   African-American 11 (18.6)
   Other 1 (1.7)
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)
   0 34 (57.6)
   1 21 (35.6)
   2 1 (1.7)
   Unknown 3 (5.1)
Site of primary
   Pancreas 18 (30.5)
   Foregut 3 (5.1)
   Midgut 16 (27.1)
   Hindgut 3 (5.1)
   Lung 7 (11.9)
   Kidney 1 (1.7)
   Thymus 1 (1.7)
   Unknown 10 (16.9)
Tumor grade
   1 23 (39.0)
   2 22 (37.3)
   3 8 (13.6)
   Unknown 6 (5.1)
Carcinoid syndrome
  Yes 22 (37.3)
  No 37 (62.6)
Extrahepatic metastases
   Yes 21 (35.6)
   No 38 (64.4)
Resection of primary tumor
   Yes 30 (50.1)
   No 29 (49.2)
Prior liver-directed therapy
   Yes 16 (27.1)
   No 43 (72.9)
Type of prior therapy
   Surgery 7 (11.9)
   Chemoembolization 5 (8.5)
   Radiofrequency ablation 1 (1.7)
   Bland embolization 3 (5.1)
Prior octreotide
   Yes 45 (76.3)
   No 14 (23.7)
Prior biologic therapy
   Yes 25 (42.4)
   No 34 (57.6)
Biologic agent
   Bevacizumab 6 (5.1)
   Everolimus 12 (10.2)
   Sunitinib 6 (5.1)
   Pazopanib 1 (1.7)
Prior chemotherapy
   Yes 13 (22.0)
   No 46 (78.0)
Pre-treatment chromogranin A
   ≤500 19 (52.8)
   >500 17 (47.2)
Tumor volume
   ≤200 cc 25 (46.3)
   <200 cc 29 (53.7)

Data missing in pretreatment Chromogranin A (n=36) and tumor volume (n=54).