Table 2 Patient and disease characteristics
Characteristics | Arm A | Arm B | Arm C | Arm D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 41 | 37 | 46 | 44 |
Male/female | 23/18 | 17/20 | 27/19 | 22/22 |
Median age (range) | 60 (28–75) | 58 (41–71) | 62 (35–74) | 60 (31–76) |
Percentage of patients | ||||
WHO performance status | ||||
0 | 29 | 35 | 46 | 34 |
1 | 68 | 54 | 52 | 64 |
2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Prior therapy | ||||
Surgery | 100 | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Radiotherapy | 29 | 19 | 24 | 14 |
Chemotherapy | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 |
Primary tumour site | ||||
Colon | 54 | 65 | 59 | 71 |
Rectum | 46 | 35 | 41 | 30 |
Number of involved organs | ||||
1 | 71 | 54 | 65 | 73 |
2 | 12 | 41 | 26 | 21 |
⩾3 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
Involved organs | ||||
Liver | 85 | 84 | 72 | 68 |
Lung | 27 | 27 | 30 | 11 |
Lymph nodes | 15 | 24 | 22 | 25 |
Soft tissue | 5 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
Other | 22 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
