Table 1 Clinicopathological features (cohort A).
| Â | F. nucleatum expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Low (n = 85) | High (n = 35) |  | |
Mean age ± SD | 67 (41–86) | 65 (48–89) | 0.78 |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.69 |
 Male | 73 | 31 |  |
 Female | 12 | 4 |  |
Location | Â | Â | 0.83 |
 Upper | 59 | 25 |  |
 Lower | 26 | 10 |  |
T stage | Â | Â | 0.014 |
 T1 | 13 | 3 |  |
 T2 | 16 | 1 |  |
 T3, T4 | 56 | 31 |  |
N stage | Â | Â | 0.78 |
 N0 | 6 | 3 |  |
 N1–3 | 79 | 32 |  |
Chemotherapy regimen | Â | Â | 0.78 |
 Docetaxel + CDDP + 5-FU | 80 | 30 |  |
 CDDP + 5-FU | 5 | 5 |  |