Table 1.
Patients | 30 |
Median age, years (range) | 81 (36–95) |
Sex | |
Male | 24 (80%) |
famale | 6 (20%) |
ECOG performance status | |
0 | 7 (23.3%) |
1 | 17 (56.7%) |
2 | 6 (20%) |
Primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) site | |
Head or neck | 23 (76.7%) |
Limbs | 5 (16.7%) |
Ubiquitous skin lesions | 2 (6.7%) |
Previous chemotherapy for CSCC | 3 (10%) |
Previous radiotherapy for CSCC | 10 (33.3%) |
Previous surgery for CSCC | |
0–1 surgery | 15 (50%) |
2–4 surgeries | 7 (23.3%) |
More than five surgeries | 8 (26.7%) |
Histological differentiation of tumor | |
Well differentiated | 4 (13.3%) |
Moderately differentiated | 12 (40%) |
Poorly differentiated | 10 (33.3%) |
Unknown | 4 (13.3%) |
Locally advanced CSCC | 25 (83.3%) |
Metastatic cutaneous CSCC | 5 (16.7%) |
Immunosuppressive conditions a | 5 (16.7%) |
Main comorbidities | |
Cardiovascular | 20 (66.7%) |
Metabolic | 5 (16.7%) |
Respiratory | 6 (20%) |
Mental disorders | 3 (10%) |
Frailty score | |
Not frail | 5 (16.7%) |
Frail | 25 (83.3%) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | |
0 | 6 (20%) |
1 | 8 (26.7%) |
2 | 7 (23.3%) |
3 | 5 (16.7%) |
4 | 2 (6.7%) |
5 | 1 (3.3%) |
Data are n (%), unless otherwise specified.
Three patients with lymphoproliferative disease and two patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy.