Research Article

A Circulating Subpopulation of Monocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells as an Independent Prognostic/Predictive Factor in Untreated Non-Small Lung Cancer Patients

Table 1

Patients’ demographics.

Patients ( = 110)%

Median age
 Years (range) 68 (53–89)
Sex
 Male 93 84.5
 Female 17 15.5
Histology
 Adenocarcinoma 57 51.8
 Squamous 3733.6
 Other types 16 14.6
Stage
 IIIA/B (noneligible for radiation)28 25.5
 IV 82 74.5
Treatment regimens
 Platinum-based 8678.3
 Taxane-based + bevacizumab1513.6
 Taxane (single agent)5 4.5
 Taxane (single agnet) + bevacizumab4 3.6
Response to therapy
 PR 25 22.7
 SD 39 35.5
 PD2421.8
 NE 22 20.0

NE: nonevaluated, PR: partial response, SD: stable disease, PD: progressive disease.