Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Development of an imaging-guided CEA-pretargeted radionuclide treatment of advanced colorectal cancer: first clinical results

Age, median (range)

63 (39–76) years

Male/female

12/9

Performance score

0

8 (38%)

1

13 (62%)

Site of primary tumour

Colon

15 (71%)

Rectum

6 (29%)

Site of disease

Primary

8 (38%)

Liver

18 (86%)

Lungs

14 (67%)

Lymph nodes

8 (38%)

Bones

4 (19%)

Soft tissue

3 (14%)

Peritoneum

1 (5%)

Tumour load

Baseline sum diameters of all lesions per patient, median (range)

27.6 (9.2–111.0) cm

Prior treatment

Surgery

17 (81%)

Chemotherapy

21 (100%)

Bevacizumab

17 (81%)

Anti-EGFR therapy

7 (33%)

External radiotherapy

6 (29%)

CEA plasma level

Baseline, median (range)

120 (12–2200) μg l−1

Administered 177 Lu-activity dose

Median (range)

5.6 (2.5–7.4) GBq

  1. Abbreviations: CEA=carcinoembryonic antigen; EGFR=epidermal growth factor receptor.