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Table 1 Patients’ and tumor characteristics

From: Comparison of neoadjuvant chemoradiation with carboplatin/ paclitaxel or cisplatin/ 5-fluoruracil in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

Parameter

Intention to treat

Per protocol

Carb/TAX n = 20

CDDP/5FU n = 31

p-value

Carb/TAX n = 18

CDDPs/5FU n = 26

p-value

Median Age (IQR)

62 (56–71)

62 (55–72)

0.875

61 (56–69)

65 (57–72)

0.489

Male

13 (65%)

20 (65%)

1.000

13 (72%)

16 (62%)

0.531

T-stage

  

0.143

  

0.103

uT1

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

 

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 

uT2

5 (25%)

2 (6%)

 

5 (28%)

2 (8%)

 

uT3

15 (75%)

27 (87%)

 

13 (72%)

23 (88%)

 

uT4

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

 

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

uN+

20 (100%)

30 (97%)

1.000

18 (100%)

25 (96%)

1.000

cM0

20 (100%)

31 (100%)

1.000

18 (100%)

26 (100%)

1.000

Grading

  

1.000

  

0.765

G1

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

 

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

G2

11 (58%)

15 (52%)

 

11 (61%)

14 (56%)

 

G3

8 (42%)

13 (45%)

 

7 (39%)

11 (44%)

 

Tumor extension (IQR)

4 (2–6)

5 (3–7)

0.233

4 (2–6)

5 (3–6)

0.232

  1. 5-FU 5-fluoruracil, IQR inter-quartiles-range