Table 1 Patient and tumour characteristics
No. of patients | 36 |
|---|---|
Median age (range) | 62 years (36–82) |
Gender | |
Male | 27 |
Female | 9 |
ECOG performance status | |
0 | 15 |
1 | 18 |
2 | 3 |
Clinical staging | |
T2 | 4 |
T3 | 26 |
T4 | 5 |
n.a. | 1 |
cN 0 | 4 |
cN + | 31 |
n.a. | 1 |
Distant metastases | |
Resectable (liver) | 2 |
Supected (pleura, irresectable) | 1 |
Distance from lower tumour margin to anal verge | |
Median | 5 cm |
Range | 2–15 cm |
0–5 cm | 21 |
>5–10 cm | 9 |
>10 cm | 5 |
NA | 1 |
