Table 2 Patient characteristics
| Â | Nordlinger | Lorenz | Portier | Langer | Kemeny | Rudroff | Lygidakis | Wagman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of pts recruited | 364 | 226 | 173 | 129 | 109 | 42 | 40 | 91 |
Age (years) | Median 63 | median 61 | < 65: 102 ≥ 65: 69 | < 70: 86 ≥ 70: 21 | median: 60 | median 58 | mean: 61,5 | mean: 57,8 |
   Male/female | 241/ 119 (+4) | 126/100 | 99/72 (+2) | 70/37 (+22) | 67/40 (+2) | 18/24 | 33/7 | 52/39 |
Number of metastases | 1-4 | 1-6 | 1-4 (> 4 in 8 pts) | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-4 (> 4 in 3 pts) | n.r. | 1 |
PS | WHO ≤ 2 | Karnofsky 90 - 100% | WHO < 2 | WHO ≤ 2 | ECOG ≤ 2 | n.r. | n.r. | Karnofsky > 50% |