Table 1

Baseline characteristics of participating patients

n %
Age, median (range)63.7 (36.3–79.0)
Gender
 Female1037
 Male1763
Site of primary
 Rectal726
 Left colon933
 Right colon1141
Histology diagnosis
 Unknown14
 Adeno (mucinous)415
 Adeno (non-mucinous)2281
Stage diagnosis
 Stage II519
 Stage III519
 Stage IV1762
Radiotherapy to primary
 Yes415
 No2385
Number of lines in metastatic setting
 114
 21141
 3933
 4311
 527
 614