Characteristics | Total (n = 388) [n (%)] |
---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 261 (67.3) |
Female | 127 (32.7) |
Age (years) | |
Median (range) | 64 [24–89] |
Tumor localization | |
Gastrointestinal | 247 (63.7) |
Colon rectum | 124 (50.2) |
Pancreas | 43 (17.4) |
Stomach/ cardia | 34 (13.8) |
Oesophagus | 25 (10.1) |
Biliary | 15 (6.1) |
Anus | 4 (1.6) |
Midgut | 1 (0.4) |
Liver | 1 (0.4) |
Lung | 121 (31.2) |
Skin | 18 (4.6) |
Other (Adrenocortical carcinoma) | 1 (0.3) |
Unknown | 1 (0.3) |
Treatment regimens | |
Cytotoxic chemotherapy alone | 288 (74.2) |
Mono-chemotherapy | 84 (29.2) |
Bi-chemotherapy | 193 (67.0) |
Tri-chemotherapy | 11 (3.8) |
Cytotoxic chemotherapy + biotherapy | 89 (22.9) |
Mono-chemotherapy | 11 (12.4) |
Bi-chemotherapy | 74 (83.1) |
Tri-chemotherapy | 4 (4.5) |
Biotherapy alone | 11 (2.8) |
Therapeutic strategy | |
Palliative | 310 (79.9) |
Curative | 78 (20.1) |