Table 1

Patient Characteristics

All patients

(N = 16)

Low risk group

(CXCR4 ≤ 2500 cells/ml)

(n = 11)

High risk group

(CXCR4 > 2500 cells/ml)

(n = 5)


Gender

F

8

5

3

M

8

6

2

Age

Mean ± SD

69 ± 10

67 ± 11

74 ± 6

Min-max, median

42–83, 73

42–79, 70

67–83, 73

Stage

IA

2

2

0

IIIA

1

0

1

IIIB

1

1

0

IV

12

8

4

ECOG PS

0

10

7

3

1

6

4

2

Histology

Adenocarcinoma

6

4

2

Large cell

1

0

1

Squamous cell

2

1

1

Not Specified

7

6

1

Tobacco (pack-years)

0

2

2

0

1–20

4

3

1

>20

10

6

4

# of prior treatments

0

14

9

5

1

2

2

0

Mean Survival (weeks)

65 ± 50

79 ± 46

34 ± 50

Median Survival (weeks)

60 (6-NA)

NA (15-NA)

14 (6-NA)*


NA, not achieved

*p = 0.03 and hazard ratio of 0.23 (95% CI, 0.02–0.79) for median survival of low risk group versus high risk group (log-rank test).

Reckamp et al. BMC Cancer 2009 9:213   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-213

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