Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2013; 19(36): 6062-6068
Published online Sep 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i36.6062
Table 1 Patient characteristics n (%)
CharacteristicNo. of patients (n = 64)
Gender
Male38 (59)
Female26 (41)
Age (yr)
Median, 49
Range, 24-75
Lugano staging system
I53 (83)
II111 (17)
Disease location
Cardia2 (3)
Fundus5 (8)
Body35 (55)
Antrum7 (11)
Diffuse15 (23)
H. pylori infection
Negative33 (52)
Positive31 (48)
Prior treatment
H. pylori eradication25 (39)
Chemotherapy9 (14)
Combined6 (9)
None24 (38)
Response to prior treatment
Complete histologic remission (CR)17
Responding residual disease (rRD)11
No change (NC)12
Not evaluable24
Radiation doseMedian, 36 Gy
≥ 40 Gy18 (28)
36 Gy38 (59)
30 Gy8 (13)
RT technique
AP/PA25 (39)
3-D conformal39 (61)