Table 1 Patients' demographic and baseline disease characteristics
Number of patients (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients' characteristics | DD/DI arm (N = 86) | HDI arm (N = 80) | ||
Age, years | ||||
Mean (SD) | 47 (13) | 52 (13) | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 47 | (55) | 54 | (67) |
Female | 39 | (45) | 26 | (33) |
ECOG Performance Status | ||||
0 | 81 | (94) | 76 | (95) |
1 | 5 | (6) | 4 | (5) |
Site of primary tumor | ||||
Head/neck | 3 | (3) | 6 | (7) |
Trunk | 50 | (58) | 40 | (50) |
Upper limb | 7 | (8) | 6 | (8) |
Lower limb | 26 | (30) | 24 | (30) |
Unknown | 0 | (0) | 4 | (5) |
Ulceration | ||||
No | 45 | (52) | 36 | (45) |
Yes | 33 | (39) | 34 | (43) |
Unknown | 8 | (9) | 10 | (12) |
Breslow's thickness (mm) | ||||
≤ 1 | 2 | (2) | 7 | (9) |
1.01 – 2.0 | 27 | (31) | 18 | (23) |
2.01 – 4.0 | 30 | (35) | 29 | (36) |
>4 | 22 | (26) | 17 | (21) |
Unknown | 5 | (6) | 9 | (11) |
Nodal classification | ||||
N0 | 0 | (0) | 2 | (2) |
N1 | 56 | (65) | 46 | (58) |
N2 | 19 | (22) | 24 | (30) |
N3 | 11 | (13) | 8 | (10) |