Table 1 Patient Characteristics
| Â | CT | BioCT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | |
No. patients | 89 | Â | 87 | Â |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 57 | 64.0 | 48 | 55.2 |
   Female | 32 | 36.0 | 39 | 44.8 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Median | 59 |  | 56 |  |
   Range | 26–76 |  | 25–77 |  |
Performance status (ECOG) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 |