Table 2.
Characteristics | Number of patients (%) |
Sex | |
Male | 43 (51.2%) |
Female | 41 (48.8%) |
Cancer type | |
Lung cancer | 29 (34.5%) |
Head and neck cancer | 9 (10.7%) |
Renal cell cancer | 1 (1.2%) |
Bladder cancer | 1 (1.2%) |
Breast cancer | 10 (11.9%) |
Mesothelioma | 1 (1.2%) |
Colorectal cancer | 3 (3.6%) |
Pancreatic cancer | 7 (8.3%) |
Oesophageal cancer | 2 (2.4%) |
Gastric cancer | 2 (2.4%) |
Glioblastoma | 2 (2.4%) |
Cancer of unknown primary | 6 (7.1%) |
Cholangiocellular carcinoma | 1 (1.2%) |
Hepatocellular carcinoma | 2 (2.4%) |
Sarcoma | 6 (7.1%) |
Glioma low grade | 1 (1.2%) |
Neuroendocrine carcinoma | 1 (1.2%) |
Median age (range), years | 61 (18–86) |
Type of cancer therapy | |
No anticancer therapy | 3 (3.6%) |
Immunotherapy | 23 (27.4%) |
Chemotherapy | 27 (31.1%) |
Targeted therapy | 1 (1.2%) |
Chemotherapy plus targeted therapy | 11 (13.1%) |
Immunotherapy plus targeted therapy | 3 (3.6%) |
Immunotherapy plus chemotherapy | 16 (19%) |
Palliative setting | |
No | 10 (11.9%) |
Yes | 74 (88.1%) |
Outpatient treatment | |
No | 47 (77.0%) |
Yes | 28 (23.0%) |
HCP, healthcare professional.