Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in the ITT population

From: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with or without camrelizumab in resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: the randomized phase 3 ESCORT-NEO/NCCES01 trial

Variables

Cam+nab-TP (n = 132)

Cam+TP (n = 130)

TP (n = 129)

Age (years)

 <65

74 (56.1)

79 (60.8)

63 (48.8)

 ≥65

58 (43.9)

51 (39.2)

66 (51.2)

 Median (range)

63 (45–75)

63 (44–75)

65 (44–75)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

116 (87.9)

112 (86.2)

104 (80.6)

 Female

16 (12.1)

18 (13.8)

25 (19.4)

ECOG PS, n (%)

 0

105 (79.5)

106 (81.5)

104 (80.6)

 1

27 (20.5)

24 (18.5)

25 (19.4)

Tumor location, n (%)

 Upper

10 (7.6)

12 (9.2)

19 (14.7)

 Middle

69 (52.3)

75 (57.7)

57 (44.2)

 Lower

53 (40.2)

43 (33.1)

53 (41.1)

T stage, n (%)

 T1b

3 (2.3)

1 (0.8)

2 (1.6)

 T2

15 (11.4)

13 (10.0)

19 (14.7)

 T3

114 (86.4)

116 (89.2)

108 (83.7)

N stage, n (%)

 N0

20 (15.2)

24 (18.5)

20 (15.5)

 N1

71 (53.8)

71 (54.6)

73 (56.6)

 N2

38 (28.8)

33 (25.4)

35 (27.1)

 N3

3 (2.3)

2 (1.5)

1 (0.8)

Clinical stage, n (%)

 I

3 (2.3)

1 (0.8)

2 (1.6)

 II

31 (23.5)

34 (26.2)

35 (27.1)

 III

95 (72.0)

93 (71.5)

91 (70.5)

 IVA

3 (2.3)

2 (1.5)

1 (0.8)

PD-L1 TPS, n (%)

 <1%

43 (32.6)

59 (45.4)

49 (38.0)

 ≥1%

78 (59.1)

61 (46.9)

62 (48.1)

 <10%

99 (75.0)

98 (75.4)

97 (75.2)

 ≥10%

22 (16.7)

22 (16.9)

14 (10.9)

 Unknown

11 (8.3)

10 (7.7)

18 (14.0)

PD-L1 CPS, n (%)

 <1

14 (10.6)

18 (13.8)

15 (11.6)

 ≥1

109 (82.6)

102 (78.5)

96 (74.4)

 <10

68 (51.5)

80 (61.5)

72 (55.8)

 ≥10

55 (41.7)

40 (30.8)

39 (30.2)

 Unknown

9 (6.8)

10 (7.7)

18 (14.0)

  1. ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; TPS, tumor proportion score; CPS, combined positive score.