Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics
Patient characteristic | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Total number of patients | 57 |
Female | 21 (37) |
Male | 36 (63) |
Mean age at diagnosis (years) | 53.7 |
Mean age at treatment (years) | 57.4 |
Site of primary tumour | |
Small bowel | 20 (35) |
Pancreas | 15 (26) |
Lung | 2 (3.5) |
Colon | 1 (1.7) |
Appendix | 4 (7) |
Stomach | 1 (1.7) |
Liver | 1 (1.7) |
Unknown | 13 (23) |
Site of metastasis | |
Liver | 53 (93) |
Lymph nodes | 16 (28) |
Lung | 4 (7) |
Bone | 11 (19) |
Ovarian | 2 (3.5) |
Peritoneal | 1 (1.7) |
Presenting symptom | |
Diarrhoea | 27 (47) |
Flushing | 31 (54) |
Abdominal pain | 17 (30) |
Weight loss | 10 (17.5) |
Fatigue/tiredness | 9 (16) |
Breathlessness | 5 (9) |
Sweats | 5 (9) |
Vomiting | 3 (5) |
Hypoglycaemia | 1 (1.7) |
Jaundice | 1 (1.7) |
Dizziness | 1 (1.7) |
Anxiety | 1 (1.7) |
Previous treatment | |
Small bowel resection | 11 (19) |
Hemicolectomy | 6 (10.5) |
Pancreatic resection | 4 (7) |
Stenting/bypass | 4 (7) |
Somatostatin analogues | 33 (58) |
Chemotherapy | 10 (17.5) |
Interferon-α | 6 (10.5) |
Hepatic chemoembolisation | 3 (5) |
Radiotherapy | 1 (1.7) |
