Table 1. Patient demographics (n=53).
Age, years | |
Median | 62 |
Range | 38-86 |
Sex | |
Male | 34 (64%) |
Female | 19 (36%) |
ECOG performance status | |
0 | 16 (30%) |
1 | 29 (55%) |
2 | 8 (15%) |
Stage | |
IIIC | 1 (2%) |
IV | 52 (98%) |
Primary site | |
Cutaneous | 42 (79%) |
Ocular | 5 (9%) |
Mucosal | 3 (6%) |
Unknown | 3 (6%) |
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) | |
≤ upper limit of normal (ULN; 200 units/L) | 23 (43%) |
1.1 - <2× ULN | 13 (25%) |
>2× ULN | 17 (32%) |
Prior therapy | |
Radiation therapy | 21 (40%) |
Cytotoxic chemotherapy | 49 (93%) |
Biologic therapy | |
• Adjuvant IFN-α (adjuvant) | 9 (17%) |
• High-dose IL-2 (metastatic disease) | 8 (15%) |
Vaccine therapy | 4 (7%) |
Others (e.g. small molecule inhibitors) | 23 (43%) |
No. of prior systemic therapies | |
Median | 2 |
Range | 0-6 |
ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group