Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristic | No. of patients | % |
|---|---|---|
Patients evaluable | 40 | 100 |
Age, years | ||
Median | 65 | |
Range | 34–75 | |
Sex | ||
Male | 24 | 60 |
Female | 16 | 40 |
ECOG PS | ||
0 | 6 | 15 |
1 | 27 | 67.5 |
2 | 7 | 17.5 |
Disease location | ||
Gastric | 30 | 75 |
GEJ | 10 | 25 |
Histologic type | ||
Diffuse | 19 | 47.5 |
Intestinal | 15 | 37.5 |
Unspecified | 6 | 15 |
Previous adjuvant chemotherapy | 6 | 15 |
Status of primary tumor | ||
Unresected | 28 | 70 |
Resected | 12 | 30 |
Predominant site of disease | ||
Liver | 24 | 60 |
Peritoneum | 8 | 20 |
Nodes | 4 | 10 |
Lung | 2 | 5 |
Bone | 2 | 5 |
No. of metastatic sites | ||
1 | 11 | 27.5 |
2 | 19 | 47.5 |
≥ 3 | 10 | 25 |