Table 1 Basic Characteristics of Enrolled Patients.

From: Circulating Tumour Cells as an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients with Advanced Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy

 

n

%

Age, median (range), years

54 (36–78)

Gender, M/F

55/2

Histology

 Squamous cell carcinoma

57

100.00%

ECOG PS

 0–1

35

61.4%

 ≥2

22

38.6%

Differentiation of Cancer

 Well differentiated

3

5.3%

 Moderately differentiated

39

68.4%

 Poorly differentiated

15

26.3%

Tumour Location

 Cervical

5

8.8%

 Upper third

20

35.1%

 Middle third

21

36.8%

 Lower third

11

19.3%

Chemotherapy Regimen of CCRT

 Cisplatin plus 5-fluorouracil

37

64.9%

 Carboplatin plus paclitaxel

20

35.1%

  1. Abbreviations: M/F, male/female; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; CCRT, concurrent chemoradiotherapy.