Table 1 Patient and lesion characteristics

From: Changes in tumour vessel density upon treatment with anti-angiogenic agents: relationship with response and resistance to therapy

Characteristic

Number of patients total

23

Age median (range)

59 (46–82)

Gender, number of patients (%)

Male

13 (56.5%)

Female

10 (43.5%)

Histology

Clear cell RCC

23 (100%)

Treatment, number of patients (%)

Sunitinib

14 (60.9%)

Pazopanib

5 (21.7%)

Cediranib

2 (8.7%)

Regorafenib

2 (8.7%)

Lesions, number of lesions (%)

Lung/pleura

18 (32.1%)

Lymph node

11 (19.6%)

Liver

11 (19.6%)

Adrenal gland

8 (14.3%)

Pancreas

5 (8.9%)

Other site

3 (5.4%)

Baseline characteristics of the lesions, median (range)

Longest diameter of lesion

28.5 (10 to 111.4) mm

Volume of lesion

7.95 (0.21 to 317.2) ml

Mean enhancement of lesion

93 (35 to 242) HU

Normalised mean enhancement (nE) of lesion

0.372 (0.136 to 0.650) nHU

Lesion response, baseline to first on-treatment scan median (range)

Percentage change in diameter

−8.2 (−73.2 to +73.8)%

Percentage change in nE

−41.3 (−87.3 to +57.9)%

  1. Abbreviations: HU=Hounsfield Units; nHU=normalised mean Hounsfield Units; RCC=renal cell carcinoma.