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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2012; 18(12): 1404-1409
Published online Mar 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i12.1404
Published online Mar 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i12.1404
Table 2 Clinical and demographic characteristics of 3-dimensional conformal chemoradiotherapy-treated patients and controls
3D-CRT(n = 67) | Control(n = 32) | P value | |
Gender | |||
Male | 53 | 24 | 0.796 |
Female | 14 | 8 | |
Age (mean ± SD, yr) | 56.3 ± 12.7 | 58.6 ± 12.1 | 0.435 |
Karnofsky performance status | |||
50-70 | 37 | 21 | 0.386 |
10-49 | 30 | 11 | |
Dysphagia grade | |||
3 | 6 | 4 | 0.673 |
4 | 46 | 23 | |
5 | 15 | 5 | |
Stage at diagnosis | |||
III | 56 | 29 | 0.539 |
IV | 11 | 3 | |
Tumor type | |||
SCC | 53 | 23 | 0.579 |
Adenocarcinoma | 6 | 4 | |
Unspecified | 8 | 6 | |
Location | |||
Thoracic - middle | 42 | 20 | 1.000 |
Thoracic - lower | 25 | 12 | |
Gross tumor volume (mean ± SD, m3) | 44.6 ± 10.2 | 48.5 ± 11.1 | 0.077 |
Length (mean ± SD, cm) | 7.3 ± 1.6 | 7.1 ± 1.8 | 0.299 |
- Citation: Jiang XJ, Song MQ, Xin YN, Gao YQ, Niu ZY, Tian ZB. Endoscopic stenting and concurrent chemoradiotherapy for advanced esophageal cancer: A case-control study. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(12): 1404-1409
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i12/1404.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i12.1404