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Table 3 Nature of first disease-free survival event

From: Chemotherapy followed by surgery versus surgery alone in patients with resectable oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: Long-term results of a randomized controlled trial

 

CS group

S group

 

Event

(N = 85)

(N = 84)

P-value*

Disease free

12

(14%)

7

(8%)

0,33

No surgery performed

7

(8%)

2

(3%)

0,17

No resection performed

7

(8%)

12

(14%)

0,23

Macroscopic residual disease

3

(3%)

10

(12%)

0,05

2nd Primary

10

(12%)

4

(5%)

0,16

Local recurrence

16

(19%)

21

(25%)

0,36

Distant metastases

5

(6%)

5

(6%)

1

Local recurrence and distant metastases

9

(11%)

10

(12%)

0,81

Death with cancer but site of failure not reported

5

(6%)

7

(8%)

0,57

Death from other or unspecified cause

11

(13%)

6

(7%)

0,31

  1. * Comparisons were made by the Fisher's exact test