Table 1 Patient Characteristics
| CT | BioCT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| No. patients | 89 | 87 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 57 | 64.0 | 48 | 55.2 |
| Female | 32 | 36.0 | 39 | 44.8 |
| Age | ||||
| Median | 59 | 56 | ||
| Range | 26–76 | 25–77 | ||
| Performance status (ECOG) | ||||
| 0 | 60 | 67.4 | 59 | 67.8 |
| 1 | 23 | 25.8 | 24 | 27.6 |
| 2 | 6 | 6.7 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Site of primary melanoma | ||||
| Head and neck | 16 | 18.0 | 16 | 18.4 |
| Body | 35 | 39.3 | 36 | 41.4 |
| Arms | 34 | 38.2 | 34 | 39.1 |
| Not referred | 4 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Sites of disease | ||||
| Liver +/- others | 30 | 33.7 | 32 | 36.8 |
| Viscera +/- others | 29 | 32.6 | 31 | 35.6 |
| Bone + soft tissue and lymph nodes | 4 | 4.5 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Soft tissue and lymph nodes | 26 | 29.2 | 22 | 25.3 |