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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 10.
Published in final edited form as: Oncologist. 2008 Jun;13(6):679–689. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0046

Table 2.

Baseline patient characteristics

Characteristic n = 262 Frequency (%)

Sex
 Male 163 62
 Female 99 38

Age (years)
 Median 14
 Range 1–25

Performance status score
 ECOG 0 75 29
 ECOG 1 127 48
 ECOG 2 50 19
 Unavailable 10 4

Tumor location
 At diagnosis
  Local 171 65
  Metastatic 88 34
  Unavailable 3 1
 At study enrollment
  Local 84 32
  Metastatic 173 66
  Unavailable 5 2

Baseline laboratory values (mean, standard deviation)
 ANC (× 103/mm3) 4.7 3.1
 Hemoglobin (g/dl) 11.8 1.8
 Platelets (× 103/mm3)  253     112
 Total bilirubin (mg/dl) 0.5 0.46

Prior regimens
 Median 2
 Range 0–9

Prior radiation
 Yes 190 73
 No 68 26
 Unavailable 4 1

Prior stem cell transplantation
 Yes 50 19
 No 210 80
 Unavailable 2 1

Daily narcotic use
 Yes 43 16
 No 207 79
 Unavailable 12 5

Concomitant medication
Median 1
Range 0–12

Abbreviations: ANC, absolute neutrophil count; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.