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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of CRC patients with nonresectable liver metastases.

From: Thymidylate synthetase mRNA levels are increased in liver metastases of colorectal cancer patients resistant to fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy

Patient

Age (years)/sex

Response

Survival duration (months)

TS expression* before treatment

TS expression* after treatment

1

50/F

PD

4

4

11

2

70/M

PD

20

4

12

3

69/F

PD

17

5

21

4

61/M

PD

20

12

34

5

44/F

PD

27

15

47

6

53/M

PD

5

10

9

7

56/F

PD

9

23

ND

8

58/M

PD

7

14

ND

9

60/F

PD

13

15

ND

10

52/M

SD

11

9

14

11

79/M

SD

25

17

ND

12

49/F

SD

34

32

ND

13

63/M

SD

8

20

ND

14

56/F

SD

5

19

ND

15

51/F

PR

17

20

ND

16

65/M

PR

21

6

ND

17

55/M

PR

17

8

ND

18

70/M

PR

28

15

ND

19

73/F

PR

81

8

ND

20

65/M

CR

47

8

ND

  1. * This value is expressed in arbitrary units; F, female; M, male; PD, progression disease; SD, stable disease; PR, partial response; CR, complete response; ND, not determined.