Original Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2011; 17(43): 4779-4786
Published online Nov 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i43.4779
Table 1 Comparison of baseline clinicopathological characteristics between cetuximab-containing chemotherapy group and non-cetuximab-containing group n (%)
Clinical factorsTotalCetuximab chemotherapyNon-cetuximab chemotherapyP value
Gender0.85
Male54 (63.5)29 (64.4)25 (62.5)
Female31 (36.5)16 (35.6)15 (37.5)
Age (yr), median (range)50 (12-79)0.56
Risk group (40-60)46 (54.1)23 (51.1)23 (57.5)
Non-riskgroup (< 40)39 (45.9)22 (48.9)17 (42.5)
Family history of tumor0.63
Yes12 (14.1)9 (20.0)3 (15.0)
No73 (85.9)36 (80.0)17 (85.0)
Tumor site0.89
Rectum24 (28.2)13 (28.9)11 (27.5)
Colon61 (71.8)32 (71.1)29 (72.5)
Primary clinical stage0.86
II12 (14.1)5 (11.1)7 (17.5)
III25 (29.4)15 (33.3)10 (25.0)
IV48 (56.5)25 (55.6)23 (57.5)
Histological grade0.93
Well differentiation6 (7.1)3 (6.7)3 (7.5)
Moderate differentiation57 (67.1)30 (66.6)26 (65.0)
Poor differentiation22 (25.9)12 (26.7)11 (27.5)