Table 2 Patient characteristics at baseline (patients treated at the MTD)
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
No. of patients | 29 |
Median age (range) (years) | 57 (40–73) |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 25 (86) |
Female | 4 (14) |
Primary tumour site, n (%) | |
Colon | 15 (52) |
Rectum | 9 (31) |
Rectosigmoid | 5 (17) |
WHO performance status, n (%) | |
0 | 15 (52) |
1 | 11 (38) |
2 | 1 (3) |
Unknown | 2 (7) |
Prior surgical resection, n (%) | |
Radical | 9 (31) |
Palliative | 10 (34) |
Defunctioned only | 2 (7) |
None | 8 (28) |
No. of measurable lesions (%) | |
1 | 1 (3) |
2 | 7 (24) |
⩾3 | 21 (72) |
