TABLE 1.
Characteristics of study patients
| Lung cancer (n = 199) | Colon cancer (n = 68) | Others (n = 60) | Total (n = 358) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 96 | 39 | 39 | 174 |
| Female | 103 | 29 | 21 | 153 |
| Age | ||||
| Yong | 14 | 5 | 12 | 31 |
| Middle | 76 | 22 | 21 | 119 |
| Elder | 109 | 41 | 27 | 177 |
| ECOG PS | ||||
| 0 | 186 | 50 | 34 | 270 |
| 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Unknown | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| Stage | ||||
| I | 133 | 7 | 5 | 145 |
| II | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| III | 19 | 12 | 7 | 38 |
| IV | 33 | 41 | 32 | 106 |
| Unknown | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| Tumor stage | ||||
| T1 | 129 | 1 | 6 | 136 |
| T2 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 51 |
| T3 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 29 |
| T4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| Unknown | 13 | 32 | 35 | 80 |
| Lymph nodes | ||||
| N0 | 140 | 13 | 7 | 160 |
| N1 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
| N2 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 44 |
| N3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| Unknown | 16 | 33 | 35 | 84 |
| Distant metastases | ||||
| M0 | 162 | 23 | 17 | 202 |
| M1 | 33 | 41 | 33 | 107 |
| Unknown | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| Differentiation | ||||
| Poorly | 10 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| Middle | 14 | 38 | 8 | 60 |
| High | 118 | 13 | 4 | 135 |
| Unknown | 57 | 9 | 30 | 96 |
Abbreviation: ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status.