Table 1 Characteristics of patients with T2-T4 esophageal SCC.

From: Survival benefit of surgery to patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

 

Patients Treatment

Definite CCRT

Surgery+/− Neo/adjuvant Tx

Palliative treatment

Number (%)

577 (100%)

380 (100%)

273 (100%)

Age

 <50y/o

168 (29.1%)

119 (31.3%)

62 (22.7%)

 50–64y/o

268 (46.4%)

205 (53.9%)

111 (40.7%)

 >64y/o

141 (24.4%)

56 (14.7%)

100 (36.6%)

Gender

 Female

35 (6.1%)

16 (4.2%)

27 (9.9%)

 Male

542 (93.9%)

364 (95.8%)

246 (90.1%)

Clinical T stage

 T2

48 (8.3%)

76 (20.0%)

30 (11.0%)

 T3

254 (44.0%)

214 (56.3%)

114 (41.8%)

 T4

275 (47.7%)

90 (23.7%)

129 (47.3%)

Clinical N stage

 N0

31 (5.4%)

72 (18.9%)

41 (15.0%)

 N1

205 (35.5%)

150 (39.5%)

169 (61.9%)

 N2

217 (37.6%)

114 (30.0%)

43 (15.8%)

 N3

124 (21.5%)

44 (11.6%)

20 (7.3%)

  1. Abbreviations: Neo/adjuvant Tx = neoadjuvant or adjuvant radiotherapy+/− chemotherapy; CCRT = concomitant chemoradiotherapy.