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Table 1 Patient demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Capecitabine in combination with oxaliplatin and bevacizumab (AXELOX) as 1st line treatment for fit and vulnerable elderly patients (aged >70 years) with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): a multicenter phase II study of the Hellenic Oncology Research Group (HORG)

 

Number of patients (n = 48)

(%)

Age

  

 Median

76

 

 Min-Max

70–86

 

Sex

  

 Male

24

50.0

 Female

24

50.0

Performance status (WHO)

  

 0

11

22.9

 1

33

68.8

 2

4

8.3

Previous Treatment

  

 Surgery

36

75.0

 Adjuvant chemotherapy

9

18.8

 Adjuvant radiotherapy

4

8.3

Disease Sites

  

 Lymph nodes

15

31.3

 Liver

36

75.0

 Lung

17

35.4

 Other

11

23

Number of Metastatic Sites

  

 1

22

45.8

 2

14

29.2

 3

10

20.8

 4

1

2.1

CGA (n = 48)

  

 Fit

25

52.0

 Vulnerable

23

48.0

GDS (n = 30)

  

 ≤5

22

73.3

 >5

8

26.7

 Median

4

 

 Range

1–12

 

MMSE (n = 32)

  

 <24

4

12.5

 ≥24

28

27.5

 Median

27

 

 Range

3–30

 

IADL (n = 37)

  

 <7

10

73.3

 7–8

27

26.7

 Median

8.0

 

 Range

3–8

 

Charlson Comorbidity Index

  

 Median

1

 

 Range

0–2

 

Body Mass Index

  

 Median

27.75

 

 Range

18.0–35.0

 

Haemoglobin (gr/dL)

  

 Median

11.8

 

 Range

9.7–16.4

 

Albumin (gr/dL)

  

 Median

3.9

 

 Range

2.6–4.8

 

Medications

  

 Median

1

 

 Range

0–4