Table 1.
Demographic and clinical information of the participants.
| Total number of patients | 20 |
|---|---|
| Age (years)∗ | 61 (36–85) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 11 (55) |
| Male | 9 (45) |
| Relationship status | |
| Married | 9 (45) |
| Cohabiting | 3 (15) |
| Single | 8 (40) |
| Children | |
| Yes | 16 (80) |
| No | 4 (20) |
| Time since primary diagnosis (years)∗ | 8 (2–22) |
| Time receiving systemic treatment (years)∗ | 6 (2–15) |
| Primary tumour localisation | |
| Stomach | 12 (60) |
| Small bowel | 7 (35) |
| Rectum | 1 (5) |
| Metastatic site | |
| Liver | 10 (50) |
| Peritoneal | 8 (40) |
| Liver and peritoneal | 2 (10) |
| Systemic treatment | |
| Imatinib | 18 (90) |
| Sunitinib | 2 (10) |
| Number of abdominal surgeries (including surgery to the primary tumour) | |
| No surgery | 1 (5) |
| 1 | 10 (50) |
| 2 | 8 (40) |
| 5 | 1 (5) |
Values in parentheses are percentages unless otherwise indicated. ∗Values represent the mean (range).