Table 2 Objective response, surgical and pathological profile of patients

From: Neoadjuvant serplulimab combined with chemotherapy for resectable oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a single-arm, phase 2 trial

Characteristics

 

Objective response per RECIST v1.1, n (%, 95% CI) (N = 48)

 Complete response

3 (6.2%, 1.3–17.2%)

 Partial response

30 (62.5%, 47.4–76.0%)

 Stable disease

15 (31.2%, 18.7–46.3%)

 Objective response rate

33 (68.8%, 53.7–81.3%)

 Disease control rate

48 (100.0%, 92.6–100.0%)

Surgical and pathological profile (N = 45)

 Interval between last neoadjuvant and surgery (day), mean (standard deviation)

33.7 (4.0)

 Surgical perdure, n (%)

 

 Ivor-Lewis

28 (62.2%)

 McKeown

17 (37.8%)

 Cumulative operative time (min), median (range)

240 (170–405)

 Blood loss (mL), median (range)

50 (20–1500)

 Conversion, n (%)

0

 R0 resection, n (%)

100 (100.0%)

 Number of resected lymph nodes, median (range)

33 (13–52)

 Major complications, n (%)

 

  Anastomotic leakage

2 (4.4%)

  Chylothorax

1 (2.2%)

  Atrial fibrillation

5 (11.1%)

  Vocal-cord paralysis

2 (4.4%)

  Pneumonia

11 (24.4%)

  Reoperation

1 (2.2%)

  90-day mortally

0

 Unexpected admission to intensive care unit, n (%)

1 (2.2%)

 Pathological response, n (%, 95% CI)

 

  PCR

14 (31.1%, 18.2–46.6%)

  Non-PCR

31 (68.9%, 53.4–81.8%)

 Adjuvant therapy, n (%)

 

  No

5 (11.1%)

  Serplulimab and chemotherapy

17 (37.8%)

  Serplulimab and radiotherapy

2 (4.4%)

  Serplulimab

21 (46.7%)

  1. RECIST response evaluation criteria in solid tumours, CI confidence interval, PCR pathological complete response.