Table 1 Patients' characteristics

From: Rapid deterioration in quality of life during interleukin-2- and α-interferon-based home therapy of renal cell carcinoma is associated with a good outcome

Characteristics

All patients

Entered

22

Age (years)

 

 Median

64

 Range

45–74

Sex

 

 Male

16

 Female

6

Pretreatment

 

 Tumour nephrectomy

22

 Radiotherapy

5

 Chemoimmunotherapy

1

 Tumour vaccine

1

Metastatic sites

 

 Lung

15

 Lymph nodes

7

 Bone

3

 Liver

3

 CNS

0

 Othersa

9

Treatment response

 

 CR

4

 PR

5

 SD

9

 PD

4

  1. CR=complete responder; PR=partial responder; SD=patient with stable disease; PD=patient with progressive disease.
  2. aIncluding local relapse, contralateral kidney, adrenals, and pleura.
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