Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population.

Variable	Value (N=32)
Age (years), mean ± SD	57±13
Type of carcinoma
Infiltrating ductal	29
Poorly differentiated	2
Neuroendocrine	1
Disease stage
II	10
III	13
IV	9
LVEF (%), mean ± SD	64±6
Hematocrit (%), mean ± SD	38±4

SD, standard deviation; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.