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Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics (N = 385)

From: Erlotinib treatment after platinum-based therapy in elderly patients with non-small-cell lung cancer in routine clinical practice – results from the ElderTac study

Patient characteristics

Patients, n (%)

Age, years

65–69

110 (28.6)

70–74

140 (36.4)

75–79

94 (24.4)

≥ 80

37 (9.6)

NR

4 (1.0)

Gender

Male

258 (67)

Female

127 (33)

Ethnicity

Caucasian

382 (99.2)

Asian

2 (0.5)

Afro-American

0 (0)

Other

1 (0.3)

ECOG PS

0

64 (16.6)

1

210 (54.5)

2

92 (23.9)

3

3 (0.8)

NR

16 (4.2)

Smoking status

Never smoked

91 (23.7)

Former smoker

198 (51.4)

Current smoker

77 (20.0)

NR

19 (4.9)

Tumor histology

Adenocarcinoma

250 (64.9)

Squamous cell carcinoma

86 (22.3)

Large cell carcinoma

16 (4.2)

Bronchoalveolar carcinoma

11 (2.9)

Adenoid squamous cell carcinoma

10 (2.6)

Other

12 (3.1)

EGFR mutation status

Tested

119 (30.9)

Positive

18 (15.1)

Wild-type

98 (82.4)

Indefinite

3 (2.5)

Previous chemotherapy

Carboplatin

279 (72.5)

Cisplatin

124 (32.2)

Docetaxel

54 (14.0)

Gemcitabine

96 (24.9)

Paclitaxel

56 (14.5)

Vinorelbine

92 (23.9)

Other

182 (47.3)

  1. EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor gene, ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, NR not recorded