Table 1. Baseline demographics of the patient population.
Characteristic | No. of patients (%) |
---|---|
(N = 58) | |
Median age, years [range] | 83.2 years (47.4-96.1) |
Sex | |
Male | 38 (65.5) |
Female | 20 (34.5) |
ECOG-Performance status | |
0 | 10 (17.2) |
1 | 39 (67.2) |
2 | 9 (15.6) |
Immunosuppression | |
Yes | 19 (32.8) |
No | 39 (67.2) |
Primary tumor location, No (%) | |
Head and neck | 35 (60.3) |
Extremity | 16 (27.6) |
Trunk | 7 (12.1) |
Previous therapy | |
None | 21 (36.2) |
Surgery alone | 20 (34.5) |
Radiotherapy alone | 3 (5.2) |
Surgery and radiotherapy | 10 (17.2) |
Surgery and radio-chemotherapy | 4 (6.9) |
AJCC, No. (%) | |
Local | 38 (65.5) |
Lymph node | 8 (13.8) |
Distant metastases | 12 (20.7) |
Abbreviations: AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; PS, performance status.