Table 1 Patient and tumour characteristics
Characteristic | No. of Patients (n = 39) | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
Median | 63 | |
Range | 38-80 | |
Gender | ||
Male | 30 | 77 |
Female | 9 | 23 |
ECOG performance status | ||
0 | 16 | 41 |
1 | 17 | 44 |
2 | 6 | 15 |
Disease status | ||
Locally advanced | 0 | 0 |
Metastatic | 39 | 100 |
Site of the primary tumour | ||
Oesophago-gastric junction | 22 | 56 |
Stomach | 17 | 44 |
Histological classification (Laurén) | ||
Intestinal | 22 | 56 |
Non-intestinal (diffuse or mixed) | 17 | 44 |