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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Concurrent gemcitabine and 3D radiotherapy in patients with stage III unresectable non-small cell lung cancer

 

Number of patients

 
 

 (N = 318)

 %

Age

64 (36–86)

 

Male/Female ratio

229/89

72/28

WHO 0

129

44

1

151

53

2

10

3

Unknown

28

 

Histology

  

Adenocarcinoma

68

21.4

Squamous cell

157

49.4

NSCLC-NOS

93

29.2

Smokers

  

None

9

3

Current

163

51

Former

109

34

Unknown

37

12

Induction treatment

  

Cisplatin/gemcitabine

242

76

Carboplatin/gemcitabine

42

13

Platinum/pemetrexed

4

1

Other

5

2

No induction

25

8

Radiotherapy dose received

  

30-59 Gy

34

11

60 Gy

284

89

>60 Gy

0

0

During chemoradiotherapy:

  

Received 5 gemcitabine cycles

  

and 60 Gy

244

76

Received 1–4 gemcitabine cycles

  

and/or received less

  

then 60 Gy

74

24