| Patients (n = 20) | Volunteers (n = 6) |
---|---|---|
Baseline clinico-pathological characteristics | ||
Age-year | ||
Median | 59 | 52 |
Interquartile range | 54-69 | 43-61 |
Sex - no. (%) | ||
Male | 16 (80%) | 3 (50%) |
Female | 4 (20%) | 3 (50%) |
Performance status (PS) - no. (%) | ||
ECOG1 PS 0 or 1 | 20 (100%) | Â |
Histological type - no. (%) | ||
Lauren's intestinal | 6 (30%) | Â |
Lauren's diffuse | 14 (70%) | Â |
Location of primary lesion - no. (%) | ||
Upper 1/3 | 4 (20%) | Â |
Middle 1/3 | 6 (30%) | Â |
Lower 1/3 | 10 (50%) | Â |
Distant metastasis - no. (%) | 20 (100%) | Â |
Treatment and outcome | ||
Chemotherapy regimen - no. (%) | ||
Cisplatin/Fluorouracil | 20 (100%) | Â |
Overall survival - month. | ||
Median | 8.0 | Â |
Interquartile range | 5.6-14.7 | Â |
Time to progression - month. | ||
Median | 3.5 | Â |
Interquartile range | 2.3-6.2 | Â |