Characteristic Number of Patients (%)
Median age, years (range) 56 (31-86)
Gender – male 24 (53%)
Female 21 (47%)
Histology – adenocarcinoma 13 (29%)
poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma 12 (27%)
poorly differentiated carcinoma 15 (33%)
squamous carcinoma 5 (11%)
Number of metastatic sites – 1 9 (20%)
2 15 (33%)
>3 21 (47%)
Metastatic sites – liver 27 (60%)
lung 23 (51%)
lymph nodes 23 (51%)
soft tissue 8 (18%)
bone 6 (13%)
peritoneum 6 (13%)
pancreas 4 (9%)
adrenal gland 2 (4%)
kidney 2 (4%)
mediastinum 2 (4%)
pelvis 2 (4%)
pleura 2 (4%)
spleen 2 (4%)
colon 1 (2%)
ovary 1 (2%)
pericardium 1 (2%)
stomach 1 (2%)
First-line therapy – taxane/platinum-based 38 (84%)
gemcitabine/irinotecan 7 (16%)
Response to first-line therapy – CR/PR 9 (20%)
Stable 18 (41%)
PD 11 (24%)
Unevaluable 6 (13%)
Unknown 1 (2%)
Table 1: Patient Characteristics (N = 45).