Sociodemographic data

Sex

Males = 13

Females = 9

Mean age

56 years

Married

Married = 21

Single = 1

Retired

Yes = 16

No = 6

Professionally active

Yes = 10

No = 12

Residency

Cairo = 20

Other cities = 2

Clinical data

Site of cancer

Breast = 5

Colon = 3

Liver = 2

Kidney = 2

Ovary = 2

Sarcoma = 2

MUO = 2

Tongue = 1

Adrenal carcinoma = 1

Gastric = 1

Lung = 1

Grade

Grade I = 0

Grade II = 3

Grade III = 14

Grade IV = 5

ECOG performance status.

ECOG 0 = 17

ECOG 1 = 5

Stage upon initial presentation

Stage I = 3

Stage II = 3

Stage III = 5

Stage IV = 11

Stage upon joining the study

Stage I = 0

Stage II = 0

Stage III = 0

Stage IV = 22

Number of standard chemotherapy lines received before joining the study.

16 patient received 4 lines

5 Patients received 5 lines

1 Patient received 3 lines

Co morbidities

Controlled DM = 3

Controlled hypertension = 2

No co morbidities = 17

Mean disease duration in months (+/− SD) (Calculated from the date of initial diagnosis till joining the study).

33.2 +/− (10.9)