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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2013; 5(12): 321-328
Published online Dec 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i12.321
Published online Dec 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i12.321
Table 2 Comparison of characteristics by chemotherapy groups n (%)
| Characteristic | Neoadjuvantn = 37 | Adjuvantn = 290 | P value | |
| Age, yr | Mean (± SD) | 65 (± 10) | 61 (± 14) | 0.0583 |
| Sex | Men | 23 (62) | 198 (68) | 0.4543 |
| Women | 14 (38) | 92 (32) | ||
| Race/ ethnicity | Non-hispanic white | 18 (49) | 100 (34) | 0.2885 |
| Black | 3 (8) | 30 (10) | ||
| Hispanic white | 6 (16) | 82 (28) | ||
| Asian/pacific islanders | 10 (27) | 78 (27) | ||
| Tumor location | Proximal | 12 (32) | 86 (30) | 0.9189 |
| Distal | 10 (27) | 90 (31) | ||
| Whole | 6 (16) | 53 (18) | ||
| Middle | 9 (24) | 61 (21) | ||
| Grade | Well differentiated | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 0.9087 |
| Moderately differentiated | 7 (19) | 63 (22) | ||
| Poorly differentiated | 27 (73) | 207 (71) | ||
| Undifferentiated | 2 (5) | 16 (6) | ||
| Unknown | 1 (3) | 3 (1) | ||
| Tumor size | ≤ 5 cm | 10 (27) | 107 (37) | 0.2297 |
| > 5 cm | 16 (43) | 129 (44) | ||
| Unknown | 11 (30) | 54 (19) | ||
| T stage1 | T2 | 0 (0) | 24 (8) | 0.4283 |
| T3 | 19 (51) | 144 (50) | ||
| T4a | 15 (41) | 81 (28) | ||
| T4b | 3 (8) | 41 (14) | ||
| N stage1 | N0 | 7 (19) | 31 (11) | 0.2684 |
| N1 | 27 (73) | 234 (81) | ||
| N2 | 1 (3) | 14 (5) | ||
| N3 | 2 (5) | 11 (4) | ||
| Node status | N- | 7 (19) | 31 (11) | 0.1413 |
| N+ | 30 (81) | 259 (89) | ||
| AJCC7 group | II | 23 (62) | 164 (57) | 0.5160 |
| III | 14 (38) | 126 (43) | ||
- Citation: Arrington AK, Nelson R, Patel SS, Luu C, Ko M, Garcia-Aguilar J, Kim J. Timing of chemotherapy and survival in patients with resectable gastric adenocarcinoma. World J Gastrointest Surg 2013; 5(12): 321-328
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v5/i12/321.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v5.i12.321