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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Identification of tissue of origin in carcinoma of unknown primary with a microarray-based gene expression test

Case No.

Age

Gender

Biopsy site

Prior cancer

history

Morphology

CUP treatment regimen

1

70-79

F

Liver

Breast

Moderately-differentiated adenocarcinoma

supportive care only

2

70-79

M

Mesentery

None

Poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma

supportive care only

3

60-69

F

Soft Tissue

Breast

Poorly-differentiated carcinoma

supportive care only

4

50-59

F

Peritoneum

None

Poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma

paclitaxel/carboplatin/gemcitabine

5

80-89

F

Bone

Breast

Poorly-differentiated carcinoma

radiation

6

80-89

F

Soft tissue

None

Moderately-differentiated carcinoma

supportive care only

7

80-89

M

Pleura

Prostate, Bladder

Moderately-differentiated adenocarcinoma

supportive care only

8

60-69

F

Peritoneum

None

Poorly-differentiated carcinoma

paclitaxel/carboplatin

9

70-79

F

Peritoneum

Rectal

Poorly-differentiated carcinoma

supportive care only

10

50-59

F

Peritoneum

Ovarian

Well-differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma

supportive care only

11

60-69

F

Peritoneum

Breast

Poorly-differentiated carcinoma

paclitaxel/carboplatin

12

50-59

F

Right Femur

N/A

Metastatic, well-to- moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma

N/A

13

50-59

F

Left Femur

N/A

Metastatic, poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma

N/A

14

70-79

F

Lymph Node

N/A

Metastatic poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma

N/A

15

70-79

F

Lung (Upper Lobe)

N/A

Moderately-differentiated papillary adenocarcinoma

N/A

16

60-69

F

Omentum

N/A

Metastatic poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma

N/A

17

70-79

M

Abdominal Wall

N/A

Metastatic poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma

N/A

18

70-79

M

Right Groin

N/A

Metastatic adenocarcinoma

N/A

19

40-49

M

Colon/Omentum

N/A

Poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma

N/A

20

60-69

M

Right Clavicle

N/A

Moderately-differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma

N/A

21

60-69

F

Liver/Lymph Node

N/A

Liver: poorly-differentiated carcinoma

LN: metastatic poorly-differentiated carcinoma

N/A

  1. N/A = not available