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Table 3 Patient information

From: Novel microRNA-based assay demonstrates 92% agreement with diagnosis based on clinicopathologic and management data in a cohort of patients with carcinoma of unknown primary

N = 84

 

N

Median age

  

(interquartile range)

65 (53 – 70)

 

Gender

Male

45

 

Female

39

Performance status

0 – 1

61

 

≥ 2

23

Histology

Adenocarcinoma

50

 

Squamous Carcinoma

15

 

PDC/UDC

15

 

Malignant Neoplasm

4

Differentiation (grade)

1

7

 

2

33

 

3

44

Clinicopathologic subgroup

Visceral

29

 

Axillary nodal

9

 

Peritoneal carcinomatosis

18 (15/3)

 

(Serous/Mucinous)

 
 

Midline nodal

10

 

Squamous cervical nodal

18

Chemotherapy

Chemo (Yes / No)

63/ 21

 

Platinum-based

27

 

Platinum + Taxane

23

 

Taxane-based

3

 

Other

10

Median PFS (95% CI)

 

7 months (4.8 – 9.2)

Median OS (95% CI)

 

12 months (8.7 – 15.3)