TABLE 1

Patient Characteristics

CharacteristicNo. of patients
Age (y) (median [range]), 58 (45–73)
Sex (male/female)13/4
Histology primary tumor
 Adenocarcinoma5
 Squamous cell carcinoma2
 Large cell carcinoma5
 Small cell lung cancer2
 Malignant mesothelioma3
Stage of disease*
 Non–small cell lung cancer
  T1N0-1M02
  T3-4N2M03
  T2-4N0-3M17
 Small cell lung cancer
  Extensive disease2
 Malignant mesothelioma
  T2N0M01
  T3N3M01
  T2N2M11

  • ↵* The pathological tumor-nodes-metastasis (TNM) system of classification of the American Joint Committee on Cancer was used (40).