Table 1 Patient characteristics

Age, years

 Mean ± SD

72,5 ± 7,5

 Range

56–87

Sex, no. (%)

 Male

37 (90)

 Female

4 (10)

KPS, no. (%)

 70

9 (22)

 80

17 (41)

 90

15 (37)

 100

0

T-Stage, no. (%)

 T1

2 (5)

 T2

9 (22)

 T3

13 (32)

 T4

17 (41)

N-Stage^a, no. (%)

 N0

2 (5)

 N1

5 (12)

 N2

31 (76)

 N3

3 (7)

UICC stage, no. (%)

 IIB

3 (7)

 IIIA

17 (42)

 IIIB

21 (51)

FEV1, % predicted

 Mean ± SD

63 ± 15