Clinical Study

Confirmed Activity and Tolerability of Weekly Paclitaxel in the Treatment of Advanced Angiosarcoma

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

Prospective group ()Retrospective group ()Study population ()

Gender
 Males3 (43%)5 (50%)8 (47%)
 Females4 (57%)5 (50%)9 (53%)
Age
 Median (range)63 (20–74)68 (46–80)64 (20–80)
ECOG performance status (3 missing data items)
 03 (43%)2 (29%)5 (36%)
 13 (43%)5 (71%)8 (57%)
 21 (14%)1 (7%)
Stage
 Locally advanced1 (14%)3 (30%)4 (24%)
 Metastatic 6 (86%)7 (70%)13 (76%)
Grading (1 missing data item)
 G1
 G23 (43%)4 (44%)7 (44%)
 G34 (57%)5 (56%)9 (56%)
Previous surgery
 Yes5 (71%)9 (90%)14 (82%)
Previous chemotherapy
 None5 (50%)5 (29%)
 Only adjuvant2 (20%)2 (12%)
 Advanced disease7 (100%)3 (30%)10 (59%)