Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristics | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Age, median | 73 (range, 60 – 84) |
<75 | 50 (60) |
≥75 | 33 (40) |
Sex | |
Male | 75 (90) |
Female | 8 (10) |
ECOG PS | |
0–1 | 43 (52) |
2–3 | 40 (48) |
Lung function | |
Mean FEV1 (L) | 1.75 |
Mean FEV1 (%) | 72 |
Mean DLCO (%) | 76 |
Smoking history | |
Presence | 66 (80) |
Absence | 17 (20) |
Histology | |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 62 (75) |
Adenocarcinoma | 13 (16) |
NOS | 8 (9) |
AJCC/UICC staging grouping | |
II | 12 (14) |
III | 71 (86) |
T stage | |
T1–2 | 33 (40) |
T3–4 | 50 (60) |
N stage | |
N0–1 | 27 (33) |
N2–3 | 56 (67) |
Tumor size, mean (cm) | 5.0 (1.5 – 12.5) |
<7 cm | 66 (80) |
≥7 cm | 17 (20) |
Reasons for RT alone | |
Poor performance | 37 (45) |
Poor lung function | 33 (40) |
Cardiac disease | 7 (8) |
Patient refusal | 5 (6) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 1 (1) |