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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2012; 18(16): 1915-1920
Published online Apr 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i16.1915
Published online Apr 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i16.1915
Table 1 Patient demographics n (%)
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy group | Primary surgery group | |
| Total number of patients | 97 | 122 |
| Median age (yr) | 64 | 74.5 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 74 (76) | 92 (75.4) |
| Female | 23 (24) | 30 (24.6) |
| T stage | ||
| T1 | 6 (6.1) | 12 (9.8) |
| T2 | 29 (29.8) | 41 (33.6) |
| T3 | 50 (51.5) | 65 (53.2) |
| T4 | 8 (8.2) | 4 (3.2) |
| TX | 1 (1) | |
| N stage | ||
| N0 | 31 (31.9) | 32 (26.2) |
| ≥ N1 | 66 (68.1) | 90 (73.8) |
| M stage | ||
| M0 | 97 (100) | 122 (100) |
| M1 | - | - |
| Tumour type | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 83 (85.5) | 122 (100) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 12 (12.3) | - |
| Adenosquamous | 2 (2) | - |
| Site of tumour | ||
| Gastric | 20 (20.6) | 122 (100) |
| GOJ | 47 (48.4) | - |
| Lower third of oesophagus | 36 (37.1) | - |
| Surgery | ||
| Total gastrectomy | 22 | 70 |
| Partial gastrectomy | 5 | 39 |
| Oesophagectomy/ Oesophago-gastrectomy | 70 | 13 |
| Survival status | ||
| Alive | 47 (48.4) | 47 (38) |
| Dead | 50 (51.6) | 75 (62) |
- Citation: Fareed KR, Soomro IN, Hameed K, Arora A, Lobo DN, Parsons SL, Madhusudan S. Caspase-cleaved cytokeratin-18 and tumour regression in gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinomas treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(16): 1915-1920
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i16/1915.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i16.1915