Characteristics | Cytotoxic agent (n = 12) | TKI (n = 16) | ICI (n = 4) | All drugs (n = 32) |
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Median age at diagnosis, years (range) | 62.5 (52–77) | 62.5 (41–80) | 71.5 (62–75) | 63.5 (41–80) |
Male sex | 9 (75) | 5 (31) | 4 (100) | 18 (56) |
Median smoking index (range) | 935 (0–1400) | 200 (0–3000) | 925 (700–1200) | 750 (0–3000) |
ECOG performance status | ||||
 0 | 11 (92) | 16 (100) | 4 (100) | 31 (97) |
 1 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) |
Comorbidities | ||||
 COPD | 2 (17) | 1 (6) | 3 (75) | 6 (19) |
 Interstitial pneumonia | 2 (17) | 0 | 0 | 2 (6) |
 Diabetes mellitus | 1 (8) | 2 (13) | 0 | 3 (9) |
 Cardiac disease | 4 (33) | 1 (6) | 0 | 5 (16) |
 Cerebrovascular disease | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) |
Initial serum CEA level, ng/mL (range) | 6.8 (0.5–1024) | 17.1 (0.8–381) | 7.4 (5.4–15.1) | 10.2 (0.5–1024) |
Preoperative serum CEA level, ng/mL (range) | 6.2 (1.4–92.5) | 3.7 (0.6–73) | 5 (3.4–5.1) | 4.2 (0.6–92.5) |
Clinical nodal metastasis (+) | 8 (67) | 10 (63) | 3 (75) | 21 (66) |
Pre-treatment clinical stage (c stage) | ||||
 IIIA | 3 (25) | 0 | 1 (25) | 4 (13) |
 IIIB | 3 (25) | 2 (13) | 2 (50) | 7 (22) |
 IV | 6 (50) | 14 (88) | 1 (25) | 21 (66) |
Initial distant metastatic organ* | ||||
 Brain | 2 (17) | 0 | 0 | 2 (6) |
 Bone | 2 (17) | 6 (38) | 0 | 8 (25) |
 Lung | 0 | 3 (19) | 0 | 3 (9) |
 Adrenal gland | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 | 1 (3) |
 Pleura | 1 (8) | 5 (31) | 1 (25) | 7 (22) |
 Muscle | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) |
 Others | 1 (8) | 1 (6) | 0 | 2 (6) |
Number of distant metastatic organs | ||||
 1 | 5 (42) | 10 (63) | 1 (25) | 16 (50) |
 2 | 1 (8) | 1 (6) | 0 | 2 (6) |
 ≧ 3 | 0 | 3 (19) | 0 | 3 (9) |
Local therapy for distant metastasis | 5 (42) | 0 | 1 (25) | 6 (19) |
 Surgery for brain | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) |
 Radiation therapy for bone | 2 (17) | 0 | 1 (25) | 3 (9) |
 Radiation therapy for muscle | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) |
 Surgery plus radiotherapy for brain | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) |
Posttreatment clinical stage (yc stage) | ||||
 I | 6 (50) | 10 (63) | 0 | 16 (50) |
 II | 2 (17) | 2 (13) | 3 (75) | 7 (22) |
 IIIA | 3 (25) | 1 (6) | 0 | 4 (13) |
 IIIB | 1 (8) | 2 (13) | 1 (25) | 4 (13) |
 IV | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 | 1 (3) |