TABLE 1

Patient Characteristics

CharacteristicValue
Age (y)
 Median66
 Range37–87
Sex (n)
 Male26 (53.06)
 Female23 (46.94)
Race (n)
 White45 (91.84)
 Other*4 (8.16)
Karnofsky performance status (n)
 <808 (16.33)
 8019 (38.78)
 >8022 (44.90)
Weight loss (n)
 <5%8 (16.33)
 ≥5%41 (83.67)
Smoking history (n)
 Current smoker11 (22.45)
 Quit smoking35 (71.43)
 Never smoked3 (6.12)
Histology (n)
 Adenocarcinoma19 (38.78)
 Squamous19 (38.78)
 NSCLC, not otherwise specified11 (22.45)
Clinical stage (n)
 IIIA17 (34.69)
 IIIB32 (65.31)
Induction chemotherapy (n)
 Yes10 (20.41)
 No39 (79.59)
Concurrent chemotherapy (n)
 Yes47 (95.92)
 No2 (4.08)
Adjuvant chemotherapy (n)
 Yes17 (34.69)
 No32 (65.31)
Radiation technique (n)
 Intensity-modulated radiation therapy42 (85.71)
 Proton-beam therapy7 (14.29)
Radiation dose (n)
 Median66
 Range63–74
  • * Other includes African Americans and Asians.

  • Data in parentheses are percentages.