Table 1 Patient characteristics

Sex^a

 Male (%)

15 (50)

 Female (%)

15 (50)

Age in years at CK

 Median (range)

58 (28–97)

Primary tumor^a

 NSCLC (%)

12 (40)

 SCLC (%)

1 (3)

 Breast (%)

6 (20)

 Melanoma (%)

4 (13)

 Other (%)

7 (23)

Extracranial disease^a

 Newly diagnosed/ progressing (%)

15 (50)

 None/ stable (%)

15 (50)

Median GPA class^a

 Breast

2 (1.5–3.5)

 NSCLC/SCLC

2.5 (1.5–3.5)

 Melanoma

3 (2–3)

 GI

2 (2–4)

 Other

2.75 (1–3.5)

Postoperative diameter in cm

 Median (range)

3.8 (2.8–6.7)

Surgery extent^b

 GTR (%)

19 (58)

 STR (%)

14 (42)

Synchronous intact mets^a

 Yes (%)

10 (33)

 No (%)

20 (67)

Weeks from resection to CK

 Median (range)

7 (4–19)