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Table 1 Patients characteristics (n = 34)

From: The TGF-β1 dynamics during radiation therapy and its correlation to symptomatic radiation pneumonitis in lung cancer patients

Characteristics

 

Number of patients (%)

Gender

Male

25 (74)

 

Female

9 (26)

Age(yrs)

Median

63

 

Range

42~78

ECOG

0

13 (38)

 

1

16 (47)

 

2

5 (15)

Site

Upper

22 (65)

 

Lower

10 (29)

 

Upper+Lower

2 (6)

Histology

Sqamous cell ca

14 (41)

 

Adeno ca

6 (18)

 

Small cell ca

11 (32)

 

Other

3 (9)

Location

Central

26 (76)

 

Peripheral

8 (24)

Previous surgery

No

22 (65)

 

Yes

12 (35)

Previous chemotherapy

No

13 (38)

 

Yes

21 (62)

Concurrent chemotherapy

No

19 (56)

 

Yes

15 (44)

Smoking

Never

7 (21)

 

Previous

13 (39

 

Current

13 (39)

PFTs FEV1(L)

Median

Range

1.8

0.8~4.5

   FEV1/FVC(%)

Median

Range

67

34~94

   DLCO(%)

Median

Range

78

53~133

  1. Abbreviations: ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Scale; PFTs, Pulmonary Function Tests