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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Results of paclitaxel (day 1 and 8) and carboplatin given on every three weeks in advanced (stage III-IV) non-small cell lung cancer

Characteristics

Number of patients

Percentage (%)

Age, years

  

   Median

58

 

   Range

(39–77)

 

Gender

  

   Male

41

80

   Female

10

20

Performance Status

  

   0

29

57

   1

17

33

   2

5

10

Stage

  

   IIIA

3

6

   IIIB

14

27

   IV

34

67

Histology

  

   Adenocarcinoma

16

31

   Squamous cell carcinoma

18

36

   NSCLC

17

33

Sites of metastases

  

   Lung

17

50

   Adrenal

10

29

   Bone

7

21

   Liver

7

21

   Distant LAP

3

9

Number of metastatic organs

  

   1

24

71

   2

9

26

   3

1

3

Smoking history

  

   Yes

42

82

   No

9

18