TABLE 1

Patient Demographic and Clinical Characteristics

CharacteristicValue*
Age (y)64.5 (51–80)
Sex (M/F)24/13
Stage at diagnosis
 IIIb1
 IV36
TNM
 T
  x4
  13
  215
  33
  412
 N
  x1
  07
  10
  222
  37
 M
  01
  1a (contralateral lung)3
  1a (lung/pleural disseminated)9
  1b (extrathoracic lymph nodes)1
  1b (distant metastasis)23
Histology
 Adenocarcinoma28
 Squamous cell carcinoma9
18F-FDG–avid bone lesions
 Yes13
 No24
Smoking habit
 Yes19
 No2
 Former16
ECOG PS score at baseline
 09
 127
 21
Prior surgery
 Yes5
 No32
Prior radiotherapy
 Yes1
 No36
  • * Unless otherwise stated, results are reported as numbers of patients.

  • Result is reported as mean, with range in parentheses.

  • ECOG PS = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status.