Table 1b Patient demographics and pathological features for Gastro-oesophageal cancer
Characteristics | Primary surgery arm ( n) | Percentage (%) | Neoadjuvant arm ( n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients (n) | 142 | 103 | ||
Median age | 74 | 63 | ||
Sex | ||||
 Male | 105 | 73.9% | 83 | 81% |
 Female | 37 | 26% | 20 | 19% |
T stage | ||||
 T1 | 14 | 9.8% | 4 | 3.8% |
 T2 | 48 | 33.8% | 24 | 23.6% |
 T3 | 75 | 52.8 | 64 | 62% |
 T4 | 5 | 3.5% | 9 | 8.6% |
 TX | 2 | 2% | ||
N stage | ||||
 N0 | 33 | 23.2% | 29 | 28% |
 ⩾N1 | 109 | 76.8% | 74 | 72% |
M stage | ||||
 M0 | 140 | 98.5% | 103 | 100% |
 M1 | 2 | 1.4% | — | |
Vascular invasion | ||||
 No | 44 | 40% | 57 | 55% |
 Yes | 98 | 60% | 46 | 45% |
Perineural invasion | ||||
 No | 66 | 46% | 15 | 15% |
 Yes | 76 | 54% | 88 | 85% |
Status | ||||
 Alive | 54 | 38% | 47 | 46% |
 Dead | 87 | 62% | 56 | 54% |
