Table 1 Patient characteristics
Lung cancer | Rectal cancer | |
|---|---|---|
n | 43 | 274 |
Gender (%) * | ||
Male | 34 (79) | 76 (28) |
Female | 9 (21) | 198 (72) |
Age (years) | ||
Mean age | 65.2 | 63.4 |
Range | 49–83 | 23–87 |
Chemotherapy (agent) | ||
5-FU | 52 | |
5-FU/Platin-derivative | 4 | 189 |
Cisplatin in combination with other agents | 17 | |
Carboplatin (solo or in combination) | 14 | |
Other Chemotherapy | 5 | 20 |
No Chemotherapy | 3 | 13 |
Staging | ||
I | 1 | 3 |
II | 4 | 30 |
III | 18 | 176 |
IV | 11 | 37 |
unknown | 9 | 28 |