General characteristics of patients (n=160)
| Characteristics | Median or No. | 95% CI or % |
| Gender | ||
| Males | 98 | 61.3 |
| Females | 62 | 38.8 |
| Age | 65 | 59 to 73 |
| Tumour type | ||
| Haematological | 6 | 3.8 |
| Solid | 154 | 96.3 |
| Colorectal | 23 | 14.4 |
| Stomach | 22 | 13.8 |
| Pancreas | 17 | 10.6 |
| Liver | 23 | 14.4 |
| Cervix | 11 | 6.9 |
| Breast | 6 | 3.8 |
| Prostate | 3 | 1.9 |
| Head and neck | 5 | 3.1 |
| Uro-genitalia | 5 | 3.1 |
| Lung | 30 | 18.8 |
| Other | 32 | 20 |
| Distant metastasis | 82 | 51.3 |
| Liver | 21 | 13.1 |
| Bone | 29 | 18.1 |
| KPS | ||
| 10 | 3 | 1.9 |
| 20 | 15 | 9.4 |
| 30 | 24 | 15 |
| 40 | 35 | 21.9 |
| 50 | 42 | 26.3 |
| 60 | 22 | 13.8 |
| 70 | 12 | 7.5 |
| 80 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 90 | 2 | 1.3 |
| ECOG | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 9 | 5.6 |
| 2 | 27 | 16.9 |
| 3 | 64 | 40 |
| 4 | 58 | 36.3 |
| Survival days | ||
| Median (days) | 18 | 13.1 to 22.8 |
| <14 days | 67 | 41.9 |
| >55 days | 21 | 13.1 |
ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; KPS, Karnofsky Performance Scale.